Evaluation of the Stress Level of Children with Idiopathic Scoliosis in relation to the Method of Treatment and Parameters of the Deformity

Table 1

The characteristics of the study group (𝑛=73).

Variable	Average	SD	Min	Max
Age (years)	13.9	2.1	9	18
Height (m)	1.61	0.09	1.34	1.90
Weight (kg)	50.2	12.3	29.0	91.0
BMI (kg m^−2)	19.2	3.7	14.0	31.1
Cobb angle (^°)	23.9	17.7	11	103
AVR	1.74	0.9	1	4
Length of scoliosis (number of vertebrae)	8.8	3.1	3	15
Brace wearing time (hours/day)	19.3	4.6	8	24
Physical activity (hours/week)	4.1	2.3	0	11

BMI: body mass index, AVR: apical vertebra rotation quantified according to Cobb method [10].