Table 2 Pain and postural assessment characteristics of the school children, Gondar, Ethiopia (n = 1905)
Variables | Frequency(n) | Percent (%) |
|---|---|---|
Severity of spinal pain (PNS) | n = 516 |  |
Mild (1–3) | 204 | 39.5 |
Moderate (4–6) | 307 | 59.6 |
Severe (7–10) | 5 | 0.9 |
Shoulder level equal | ||
  Yes | 1640 | 86.1 |
  No | 205 | 13.9 |
Arm to body space equal | ||
  Yes | 1850 | 97.1 |
  No | 55 | 2.9 |
Scapula level equal | ||
  Yes | 1878 | 98.6 |
  No | 27 | 1.4 |
Pelvic obliquity equal | ||
  Yes | 1892 | 99.3 |
  No | 13 | 0.7 |
Waist crease symmetry | ||
  Yes | 1894 | 99.4 |
  No | 11 | 0.6 |
Chest wall | ||
  Normal | 1856 | 97.4 |
  Barrel | 25 | 1.3 |
  Pigeon | 21 | 1.1 |
  Funnel | 3 | 0.2 |
Spine observation | ||
  Normal | 1707 | 89.6 |
  Scoliosis right thoracic | 3 | 0.2 |
  Scoliosis left thoracic | 8 | 0.4 |
  Kyphosis thoracic | 39 | 2.0 |
  Lordosis lumbar | 148 | 7.8 |
Leg length discrepancy | ||
  Yes | 5 | 0.3 |
  No | 1900 | 99.7 |
Adam’s forward bend test | ||
  Gibbus + | 34 | 1.8 |
  Gibbus – | 1871 | 98.2 |