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Association between body mass index, body height, and the prevalence of spinal deformities.
Oded Hershkovich
1 ,
Alon Friedlander
2 ,
Barak Gordon
3 ,
Harel Arzi
2 ,
Estela Derazne
3 ,
Dorit Tzur
4 ,
Ari Shamiss
5 ,
Arnon Afek
6
Aug 01 2014
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Abstract
The most common spinal deformities among adolescents are adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS; 2%-3% prevalence) and Scheuermann kyphosis (SK; 1%-8% prevalence). Both are believed to have a genetic influence in their etiology. The association between body mass index (BMI) and body stature and their possible association to spinal deformities is uncertain.