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Table 1 Patient characteristics at baseline.

From: Chiropractic manipulation in Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis: a pilot study

Group, patient #

Gender

Age (years)

Race

Family history

Wt. (lb.)

Ht. (inches)

Menses

Braced

medical-1

female

13

c

no

112

62

yes

no

medical-2

male

16

c

yes

159

75

-

no

medical-3

female

10

c

no

67

54

no

yes

sham

female

16

c

yes

113

65

yes

no

chiropractic-1

female

16

aa

yes

109

66

yes

no

chiropractic-2

female

13

c

no

75

62

no

no

  1. aa = African American, c = Caucasian; Family History = family history of scoliosis, medical = standard medical care, sham = standard medical care plus sham manipulation, chiropractic = standard medical care plus chiropractic manipulation