Objective To examine the prevalence and risk factors of scoliosis among senior high school graduates in Haidian district of Beijing for providing evidences to effective prevention of the disease.
Methods We conducted questionnaire surveys among senior high school students when they had physical checkup for college entrance examination in Haidian district in 2015. Cobb angle measurement was used in diagnosis of scoliosis based on chest radiography. Complete data on 3 161 graduates were collected and analyzed with binary logistic regression to explore influencing factors of scoliosis.
Results Among the graduates, totally 111 scoliosis cases were identified and the prevalence rate was 3.51%. The results of multivariate logistic regression analysis demonstrated that gender (female vs. male: odds ratio OR = 1.776, 95% confidence interval 95% CI: 1.175 – 2.685), sitting posture (bad vs. good: OR = 1.475, 95% CI: 1.003 – 2.167), and body mass index (18.5 – 24 vs. < 18.5: OR = 0.589, 95% CI: 0.376 – 0.922) were significant impact factors of scoliosis.
Conclusion The prevalence of scoliosis is relatively high and mainly correlated with gender, sitting posture, and body mass index among senior high school graduates.
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