Research Article
Mental Health of Adults Treated in Adolescence with Scoliosis-Specific Exercise Program or Observed for Idiopathic Scoliosis
Table 1
Characteristics of the participants and intergroup differences.
| | Factor or domain | Total group () | Unaffected () | Scoliotic () | P |
| | Age | (24–39), 30 | (24–38), 30 | (25–39), 30 | .98 | | Women (n) | 81 | 38 | 43 | .10 | | Place of residence (n) | | | | | | Rural | 8 | 5 | 3 | .18 | | Urban ≤ 20 000 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | Urban 20 000–50 000 | 2 | 0 | 2 | | Urban > 50 000 | 133 | 71 | 62 | | Marital status (n) | | | | | | Single | 75 | 35 | 40 | .17 | | Married/living together | 69 | 41 | 28 | | Education (n) | | | | | | Vocational | 11 | 5 | 6 | .88 | | Preuniversity/college | 34 | 18 | 16 | | University | 99 | 53 | 46 | | Intervention (n) | | | | | | Observation | 73 | 41 | 32 | .37 | | Exercises | 71 | 35 | 36 | | Scoliosis in immediate family (n) | 48 | 23 | 25 | .40 |
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Data for age are presented as mean ± SD (range), median.
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