Epidemiological survey of scoliosis screening in schools among 51,025 adolescents in Gannan Tibetan autonomous prefecture, Gansu Province, China
The prevalence of suspected scoliosis among multi-ethnic students in Gannan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture was 2.37%. Age, gender, BMI, and latitude were identified as factors influencing the prevalence.
Authors
- Fangjun Yang
- Yi Zhang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5388-1276)
- Dong Hou
- Jin Huang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6688-7551)
- Xiaojuan Cui
- Shaobo Yang
- Jiantao Wen
- Han Leng
- Jun Zhao
- kai Li
- Xiaoyun Yuan
- Changquan Dai
- Chen Zhang
- Jing Zhang
- Juan Wang
Institutions
- Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine (CN)
- Gansu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine (CN)
- Integrated Chinese Medicine (China) (HK)
- Gansu Provincial Hospital (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Frontiers in Public Health
- Published
- 2026-01-20
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2026.1693960
- Primary Topic
- Scoliosis diagnosis and treatment
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Science and Technology Program of Gansu Province