Research Article

A Genetic Variant in GPR126 Causing a Decreased Inclusion of Exon 6 Is Associated with Cartilage Development in Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis Population

Table 1

General data of patients and controls.

VariablesAIS casesControls

Ethnic groupChinese HanChinese Han
Female/Male124/762/70
Mean age ± SD (years)13.94 ± 1.9336.72 ± 16.84
Age range (years)11-1820-75
Age at diagnosis (years)12.91 ± 1.31NA
Mean Cobb angle ± SD (°)37.40 ± 13.90NA
Cobb angle range (°)20-105NA