Does Scoliosis-Specific Exercise Treatment in Adolescence Alter Adult Quality of Life?

Table 1

Characteristics of the participants and intergroup comparisons.

Factor or domain	Total group; ()	Able-bodied; ()	Scoliotics; ()
Age				.98
	(24–39), 30	(24–38), 30	(25–39), 30
Women ()	81	38	43	.10
Place of residence ()
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 ()
Single	75	35	40	.17
Married/living together	69	41	28
Education ()
Vocational	11	5	6	.88
Preuniversity/college	34	18	16
University	99	53	46
Intervention ()
Observation	73	41	32	.37
Exercises	71	35	36

Data for age are presented as mean ± SD (range), median.