spinal curvature abnormalities, depressive symptoms, anxiety symptoms, network analysis, regression analysis, Public aspects of medicine, RA1-1270

ObjectiveTo investigate the current status of depression and anxiety and their influencing factors among adolescents with spinal curvature abnormalities. MethodsFrom September 2021 to December 2022, a stratified cluster sampling method was used to select 2 855 adolescents with spinal curvature abnormalities from 28 middle schools in Shenzhen city to complete a questionnaire survey, explore the prevalence of depression and anxiety symptoms in this population, and establish logistic regression and mixed network models. ResultsThe number of adolescents with spinal curvature abnormalities who experienced depression and anxiety were 1 260 (44.1%) and 1 219 (42.7%), respectively, and the prevalence gradually increased with age (P