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Overweight is not predictive of bracing failure in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis: results from a retrospective cohort study

Authors: Fabio Zaina, Sabrina Donzelli, Stefano Negrini

Published in: European Spine Journal | Issue 6/2017

Abstract

Purpose

Overweight was found to be a negative predictor of brace effectiveness for adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS), with a threefold higher risk of progression than in normal weight patients. The aim of this study is to investigate overweight, as a predictor of brace results in AIS patients.

Methods

Design: retrospective cohort study. Population: 351 AIS patients (306 females), mean age 12.9 ± 1.4, mean Cobb 35.6 ± 11.4°, mean ATR 11 ± 4.3°, BMI 19.7 ± 3, median Risser: 2. Inclusion criteria: no previous treatment, full-time prescription of brace at first visit (18–23 h per day), scoliosis physiotherapeutic exercise according to the SEAS protocol associated. Outcome: improved, progressed, and stable according to the 5° Cobb agreed threshold. Statistics: a stepwise linear regression was used to look for the effect of BMI as a predictor of result. A Chi-square test and logistic regression were used for the overweight category (BMI ≥ 85th percentile). Control for possible confounders was applied.

Results

BMI is poorly correlated with final results. Confounders’ adjustment did not change the correlation, and the predictive model explained about 10% of the result. Brace results were not statistically different in overweight and normal weight: 44 vs 52% improved, 52 vs 41% stable, and 3 vs 7% worsened, respectively.

Discussion

Brace results were similar in overweight and normal weight subjects. These findings subvert the previous results and disprove the role of overweight as a negative predictor. Treatment management, brace type and effectiveness may play a major role in reducing the risks of scoliosis progression.

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Title: Overweight is not predictive of bracing failure in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis: results from a retrospective cohort study
Authors: Fabio Zaina
Sabrina Donzelli
Stefano Negrini
Publication date: 01-06-2017
Publisher: Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Published in: European Spine Journal / Issue 6/2017
Print ISSN: 0940-6719
Electronic ISSN: 1432-0932
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00586-017-4985-y

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Overweight is not predictive of bracing failure in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis: results from a retrospective cohort study

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Purpose

Methods

Results

Discussion

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