Global prevalence and associated risk factors of scoliosis in children and adolescents: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Synthesised data on the global prevalence of scoliosis in children and adolescents and its associated risk factors remain scarce. This systematic review aimed to estimate the global prevalence of scoliosis in children and adolescents and identify associated risk factors in children and adolescents.

Methods

We conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis, searching nine electronic databases for observational population-based studies on scoliosis in children and adolescents published until June 02, 2024, without language or geographical restrictions. We estimated the global prevalence using the DerSimonian-Laird random-effects model with Free-Tukey double arcsine transformation and stratified prevalence through prespecified subgroup analyses. Fixed-effects mode

SUBMITTER: Wang S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12570432 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature