Table 1 Demographic data of subjects tested for plasma DPP-4 activity.

From: Dipeptidyl Peptidase-4 and Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis: Expression in Osteoblasts

Group

N

Age

BMI

Highest Cobb angle (°)

Mean

Range

Mean

Range

Mean

Range

Controls

62

14.3 ± 1.5

11.6–16.5

n/a

n/a

AIS

113

13.7 ± 1.4

11.6–16.7

19.5 ± 3.7

14.1–34.5

33 ± 15

10–71

  1. DPP-4: Dipeptidyl Peptidase-4; BMI: Body mass index; AIS: Adolescent idiopathic scoliosis.