Introduction
Materials and methods
Data search and study selection
Study selection
Data extraction
Assessment of study quality
Data synthesis and analysis
Results
Literature search and selection of studies
Authors | Subject number Scoliosis/Control | Age (years) Scoliosis/Control | Sex Scoliosis(F:M)/Control(F:M) | Cobb’s angle | Design | NOS score |
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Ahuja | 30 / 12 | 13.4 / 12.9 | 15:15 / 6:6 | 49.4 | Case-control study Level of evidence: III | 7 |
Akseer | 30 / 19 | 24.8 / 23.5 | 30:0 / 19:0 | 36.5 | Cross-sectional study Level of evidence: III | 8 |
Balioglu | 229 / 389 | 14.7 / 13.9 | 177:52 / 167:222 | - | Retrospective study Level of evidence: III | 7 |
Batista | 55 / 60 | 20 / 13.6 | - / - | - | Prospective study Level of evidence: III | 8 |
Catan | 32 / 32 | 14.75 / 14.75 | 32:0 / 32:0 | 31 | Prospective study Level of evidence: II | 8 |
Gozdzialska | 100 / 100 | 13.61 / 12.77 | 100:0 / 100:0 | - | Cross-sectional study Level of evidence: III | 8 |
Lam | 212 / 183 | 12.9 / 12.9 | - / - | - | Unclear | 6 |
Suh | 198 / 120 | 12.5 / 12.7 | 198:0 / 120:0 | - | Prospective study Level of evidence: II | 8 |