Epidemiological Investigation among Middle School Students in Haicheng City, Liaoning Province

Abstract

Objective To investigate the incidence and characteristics of scoliosis among middle school students and adolescents in Haicheng City, Liaoning Province, to enrich the epidemiological data of the disease in our city and provide theoretical basis for clinical prevention and treatment. Methods From October 10, 2019 to December 12, 2019, under the organization of the Haicheng Education Bureau of Liaoning Province, students from 37 schools in the city’s junior and senior high schools were screened, and all the subjects were tested in turn. Screening methods, namely the first inspection visual method, Adam bending test, second inspection scoliosis measurement rulers, third inspection standing position spine full length anterolateral X-ray examination. X-ray examination found that Cobb’s angle ≥10° The patient was diagnosed with scoliosis. Results the number of students screened in this screening were 29,314, and the number of confirmed cases was 289 (0.99%). Among the confirmed numbers were 115 males (39.79%) and 174 females (60.21%). The prevalence of females was higher than that of males (X2=27.789). P=0.0000). Among the confirmed cases, 245 cases had Cobb’s angle ≤19°, 28 cases had Cobb’s angle 20°−29°, 10 cases had Cobb’s angle 30° − 39°, and 6 cases had Cobb’s angle ≥40°. Conclusion The incidence of scoliosis among middle school students in Haicheng City, Liaoning Province is higher in the junior high school group than in the high school group. The incidence of female students is higher than that of male students, which should be taken seriouslt.