From: Adiponectin regulates bone mass in AIS osteopenia via RANKL/OPG and IL6 pathway
Items | AIS group | Control | p value | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Osteopenia | Normal bone mass | Total | |||
Number (male/female) | 42 (24/18) | 50 (23/27) | 92 (47/45) | 35 (24/11) | 0.117 |
Age (years) | 14.26 ± 2.28 | 13.5 ± 2.12 | 13.85 ± 2.22 | 14.31 ± 2.04 | 0.137 |
Weight (kg) | 41.63 ± 7.45 | 43.3 ± 7.92 | 42.54 ± 7.72 | 48.34 ± 7.32 | 0.001 |
Height (m) | 1.55 ± 0.12 | 1.56 ± 0.13 | 1.56 ± 0.13 | 1.60 ± 0.12 | 0.259 |
BMI (kg/m2) | 17.01 ± 1.05 | 17.54 ± 1.16 | 17.30 ± 1.14 | 18.76 ± 1.24 | < 0.05 |
Risser sign | 2.17 ± 1.67 | 1.78 ± 1.75 | 1.96 ± 1.72 | 2.34 ± 1.70 | 0.257 |
Lumbar spine | |||||
 LSBMC (g) | 33.33 ± 8.67 | 40.58 ± 11.18 | 37.28 ± 10.70 | 44.56 ± 14.09 | < 0.05 |
 LSBMD (g/m2) | 0.67 ± 0.11 | 0.80 ± 0.13 | 0.74 ± 0.14 | 0.86 ± 0.13 | < 0.05 |
 LS Z score | − 1.98 ± 0.84 | − 0.27 ± 0.45 | − 1.05 ± 1.08 | − 0.22 ± 0.52 | < 0.05 |
Femoral neck | |||||
 FNBMC (g) | 18.87 ± 5.94 | 20.75 ± 6.28 | 19.90 ± 6.17 | 26.79 ± 9.80 | < 0.05 |
 FNBMD (g/cm2) | 0.66 ± 0.12 | 0.73 ± 0.10 | 0.70 ± 0.11 | 0.84 ± 0.14 | < 0.05 |
 FN Z score | − 2.3 ± 0.87 | − 1.34 ± 0.59 | − 1.8 ± 0.86 | − 0.7 ± 0.95 | < 0.05 |
 Adiponectin (mg/L) | 21.63 ± 10.30 | 11.66 ± 6.96 | 16.21 ± 9.94 | 8.66 ± 7.53 | < 0.01 |
 Main curve cobb angle (°) | 25.520 ± 8.06 | 20.52 ± 4.95 | 22.80 ± 6.98 |  |  |
Lenke classification | |||||
 I | 18 | 22 | 40 |  |  |
 II | 1 | 3 | 4 |  |  |
 III | 3 | 5 | 8 |  |  |
 IV | 1 | 0 | 1 |  |  |
 V | 15 | 16 | 31 |  |  |
 VI | 4 | 4 | 8 |  |  |