SynthesisEuropean journal of clinical nutrition2018
Prevalence and impact of low body mass index on outcomes in patients with adolescent idiopathic scoliosis: a systematic review.
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- Global prevalence and associated risk factors of scoliosis in children and adolescents: a systematic review and meta-analysis.BMC public health · 2025Pooled it
- Comparison of robot versus fluoroscopy-assisted pedicle screw instrumentation in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis surgery: a Meta-analysis.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2024Pooled it
- Bone mineral density in pediatric Marfan syndrome patients with scoliosis: a retrospective case-control study using hounsfield units.European spine journal : official publication of the European Spine Society, the European Spinal Deformity Society, and the European Section of the Cervical Spine Research Society · 2026Article
- Associations between physical fitness and idiopathic scoliosis in Chinese adolescents: A case-control study.Preventive medicine reports · 2026Article
- Initial screening positivity for suspected scoliosis and machine learning-assisted risk prioritization: a school-based cross-sectional study in Wuhai, Inner Mongolia, China.Frontiers in public health · 2026Article
- Application of the electronic scoliometer in school-based scoliosis screening among elementary school students and analysis of factors associated with suspected scoliosis.Frontiers in public health · 2026Article
- A single-centre early experience of the Pulse™ navigation system for posterior spinal fusion in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS).Spine deformity · 2025Article
- Risk factors, lifestyle and prevention among adolescents with spinal curvature abnormality: a cross-sectional study in twenty-four primary and secondary schools in Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, China.BMC public health · 2025Article
- Gut microbiota alterations in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis: a comparison study with healthy control and congenital scoliosis.Spine deformity · 2025Article
- Behavioral effects of academic pressure on the risk of adolescent idiopathic scoliosis: a case-control study.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Association between theGenes · 2024Article
- Analysis of Correlation between Spine Deformation and Body Composition in Elementary School Students with Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis.Iranian journal of public health · 2024Article
- The alteration of LBX1 expression is associated with changes in parameters related to energy metabolism in mice.PloS one · 2024Article
- Prevalence and plasma exosome-derive microRNA diagnostic biomarker screening of adolescent idiopathic scoliosis in Yunnan Province, China.Frontiers in pediatrics · 2024Article
- Scoliosis school screening of 139,922 multi-ethnic children in Dali, southwestern China: A large epidemiological study.iScience · 2023Article
- Elective musculoskeletal surgery is associated with postoperative weight changes in pediatric and adolescent patients.Journal of children's orthopaedics · 2023Article
- Effect of Body Mass Index Percentile on Clinical and Radiographic Outcome and Risk of Complications after Posterior Instrumented Fusion for Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis: A Retrospective Cohort Study.Journal of clinical medicine · 2022Article
- Circulatory Adipokines and Incretins in Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis: A Pilot Study.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Article
- Is There a Relationship between Idiopathic Scoliosis and Body Mass? A Scoping Review.Nutrients · 2022Article
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Abstract
Comparatively lower body mass index (BMI) has been reported in patients with adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS)-a feature which may be an unrecognised symptom, or an organic consequence of the condition. The primary aim of this systematic review is to investigate the relationship between low BMI and AIS. A secondary aim is to investigate the effect of low BMI on outcomes of postsurgical correction in this patient group. The Cochrane Library, PubMed, SCOPUS, Web of Science and Ovid MEDLINE databases were searched up to December 2016 for relevant studies that reported prevalence of low preoperative BMI in patients with AIS and/or compared BMI between patients with AIS and healthy controls, as well as those that examined the relationship between low BMI and postoperative outcomes. Forty-five eligible studies were identified from the search strategy. Mean differences (MDs) were used with 95% confidence intervals (CI) in a random effects model to compare BMI in patients with AIS and controls in a pooled analysis of data from nine eligible studies (n = 3747 patients). In the meta-analysis, BMI of patients in the AIS group was significantly lower than those in the control group (MD -1.19, 95% CI -1.78 to -0.60). Low BMI in AIS can impact postoperative outcomes, including increased risk of ileus. This review demonstrates that patients with AIS are significantly more likely to have a low BMI compared to the general population. We advocate that closer attention be paid to AIS patients with low BMI both pre- and postsurgical correction.
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