ArticleThe Journal of international medical research2020
Incidence of scoliosis among junior high school students in Zhongshan city, Guangdong and the possible importance of decreased miR-30e expression.
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- The prevalence of scoliosis among adolescents in China: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Journal of orthopaedic surgery and research · 2024Pooled it
- Prevalence of scoliosis in children and adolescents: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in pediatrics · 2024Pooled it
- Retraction.The Journal of international medical research · 2025Article
- Genome-wide profiling of circulating microRNAs in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis and their relation to spinal deformity severity, and disease pathophysiology.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Loss of Tyrosine Phosphatase Mu Promotes Scoliosis Progression Through Osteopontin-α5β1 Integrin Signaling and PIPK1γ90 Activity.International journal of molecular sciences · 2025Article
- Analysis of the association between reading and writing postures and comorbidity of myopia and scoliosis in junior middle school students.Frontiers in pediatrics · 2025Article
- Evaluation of the prevalence of adolescent scoliosis and its associated factors in Gansu Province, China: a cross-sectional study.Frontiers in public health · 2024Article
- Is refractive error a factor affecting scoliosis?PloS one · 2024Article
- The role of school medicine in the early detection and management of adolescent idiopathic scoliosis.Wiener klinische Wochenschrift · 2023Article
- Prevalence of anisometropia and influencing factors among school-age children in Nantong, China: a cross-sectional study.Frontiers in public health · 2023Article
- Is There a Relationship between Idiopathic Scoliosis and Body Mass? A Scoping Review.Nutrients · 2022Article
- Upregulation of microRNA-96-5p is associated with adolescent idiopathic scoliosis and low bone mass phenotype.Scientific reports · 2022Article
- The Prevalence of Scoliosis Screening Positive and Its Influencing Factors: A School-Based Cross-Sectional Study in Zhejiang Province, China.Frontiers in public health · 2022Article
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- RetractedRetraction.2025
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Abstract
objectiveWe investigated scoliosis incidence among junior high school students in Zhongshan city, Guangdong, China and the expression of miR-30e among those with scoliosis.
methodsA total 41,258 students were included. From July 2015 to December 2017, all students underwent screening including routine observation of the standing and sitting posture, Adam's forward bend test, dorsal tilt angle measurement, and X-ray examination. Age, sex, height, weight, and body mass index (BMI) were recorded. Reverse transcription-quantitative polymerase chain reaction was used to assess miR-30e expression among students with scoliosis and 200 healthy students.
resultsOverall, 743 students were diagnosed with scoliosis, with an incidence rate of 1.80%. A total 646 (86.9%) students were diagnosed with idiopathic scoliosis, 38 (5.1%) with congenital scoliosis, and 59 (7.9%) with other scoliosis types. Compared with healthy students, height was significantly greater whereas weight and BMI were significantly lower among students with scoliosis, and expression of miR-30e was significantly lower. However, no significant difference was found in height, weight, BMI, and mean Cobb angle between high/low miR-30e groups.
conclusionThe incidence rate for scoliosis was 1.80%, Compared with healthy students, those with scoliosis were taller, had lower weight and BMI, and miR-30e expression was significantly downregulated.
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