The comparison of body image in individuals with hyperkyphosis and healthy persons

Body image such as other aspects of mental section is a part of our personality which has evolution procedure and in some conditions such as obvious disfigurement it will come into weakness and disorders. The purpose of this study was to compare the body image in individuals with and without hyperkyphosis. This study was descriptive-correlation. For this purpose 68 subjects (mean ages of 19. 9) with scoliosis completed Mendelson Body image questionnaire. Then a control group with similar condition of age، sex، height، weight، BMI and education complete Mendelson questionnaire and compared with hyperkyphosis group. The questionnaire reliability coefficient was 0. 79 using Cronbach''s alpha. hyperkyphosis was measured by flexible ruler. Data were analyzed by K-S and Independent T test. The results show that there was significant difference in body image between hyperkyphosis and control group (P= 0. 02). There was significant difference in subscales of appearance and attribution in two groups (P= 0. 01، P= 0. 03). There was no significant difference in weight subscale of two groups (P= 0. 50). visual deformity and trunk hump in hyperkyphosis individual can affect their body image.