Table 1 The general characteristics of the samples (64 patient-parent pairs)
Variables | Value |
|---|---|
Age of patients (years old) | 14.3 ± 2.2 |
Sex of patients Male | 5 (7.8%) |
 Female | 59 (92.2%) |
Brace application Yes | 19 (29.7%) |
 No | 45 (70.3%) |
Cobb angle of the major curve(°) | 44.2 ± 18.9 |
Frontal balance (mm) | 11.2 ± 10.1 |
Shoulder height Equal | 16 (25.0%) |
 Unequal | 48 (75.0%) |
Age of parents (years old) | 41.7 ± 3.7 |
Sex of parents Male | 17 (26.6%) |
 Female | 47 (73.4%) |
Health insurance (Yes) | 51 (79.7%) |
Residence City | 55 (85.6%) |
 Countryside | 9 (14.4%) |
Marriage of parents Married | 58 (90.6%) |
 Divorced | 5 (7.8%) |
 Widowed | 1 (1.6%) |
Live with parents Yes | 61 (95.3%) |
 No | 3 (4.7%) |
Household income ≤4000 rmb/month | 17 (26.6%) |
4000~8000 rmb/month | 25 (39.1%) |
≥8000 rmb/month | 22 (34.4%) |
Employment of father Yes | 53 (84.1%) |
 No | 10 (15.9%) |
Employment of mother Yes | 40 (62.5%) |
 No | 24 (37.5%) |
Education of father Primary school | 1 (1.6%) |
 Junior high school | 11 (17.5%) |
 Senior high school | 19 (30.2%) |
 University | 32 (50.8%) |
Education of mother Primary school | 1 (1.6%) |
 Junior high school | 19 (29.7%) |
 Senior high school | 20 (31.3%) |
 University | 24 (37.5%) |