title: [A survey on adolescent scoliosis in Guangzhou].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To investigate the prevalence of adolescent scoliosis in Guangzhou for development of effective prevention and treatment program to the disease.
  
  
  METHODS
  From November 2007 to July 2009, 30 142 students between 7 to 20 years old in primary and junior middle schools received physical check-up for detection of scoliosis through physical and radiographic examination.
  
  
  RESULTS
  211 cases were diagnosed as scoliosis (Cobb angle ≥ 10°), with the prevalence rate as 0.70%. 192 patients with idiopathic scoliosis (IS) were detected, accounting for 91.00%. There were 19 cases of congenital scoliosis, accounting for 9.00%. Sex ratio of scoliosis was 180/31. The prevalence of scoliosis was significantly lower in boys than that in girls (χ(2) = 112.332, P < 0.001).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The crude prevalence of adolescent scoliosis was 0.70% in Guangzhou with majority of idiopathic scoliosis. Investigation on scoliosis among school-age population seemed to be important for the purposes of early diagnosis, selection of effective prevention and treatment.
authors.affiliation: Zhongshan School of Medicine, Guangzhou, China.
authors.forename: Nan-qi
authors.initials: NQ
authors.lastname: Huang
authors.forename: Huan-shan
authors.initials: HS
authors.lastname: Guo
authors.forename: Jin
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Guang-xin
authors.initials: GX
authors.lastname: Huang
authors.forename: Xia-hui
authors.initials: XH
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.forename: Jing
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Pei-qiang
authors.initials: PQ
authors.lastname: Su
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D002681:China / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008403:Mass Screening; D015995:Prevalence; D012600:Scoliosis / Q000453:epidemiology*; D055815:Young Adult