TY - JOUR
T1 - Modest Association of Joint Hypermobility With Disabling and Limiting Musculoskeletal Pain
T2 - Results From a Large-Scale General Population–Based Survey
AU - Mulvey, Matthew R
AU - Macfarlane, Gary J
AU - Beasley, Marcus
AU - Symmons, Deborah P.M.
AU - Lovell, Karina
AU - Keeley, Philip
AU - Woby, Steve
AU - McBeth, John
N1 - Copyright © 2013 by the American College of Rheumatology.
PY - 2013/8
Y1 - 2013/8
N2 - OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to determine the population prevalence of joint hypermobility (JH) and to test the hypothesis that JH would be associated with reporting musculoskeletal pain. METHODS: We conducted a cross-sectional population survey in Aberdeen city and Cheshire. 45949 questionnaires were mailed which assessed JH and the presence, distribution, duration and severity of musculoskeletal pain. Based on their pain reports, participants were classified as having chronic widespread pain (CWP), some pain, or no pain. Multinominal logistic regression tested the relationship between JH and pain status. Associations were adjusted for age, sex and other putative confounders. Participants with no pain were the referent category. Results are presented as relative risk ratios (RRR), 95% confidence intervals (CI). RESULTS: 12,853 (29.3%) participants returned a questionnaire with complete data. 2,354 (18.3%) participants were classified as hypermobile. 2,094 participants (16.3%) had CWP and 5,801 (45.1%) had some pain and 4,958 participants (38.6%) reported no pain. JH participants were significantly more likely to report CWP than non-JH participants (18.5% vs. 15.8%, p
AB - OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to determine the population prevalence of joint hypermobility (JH) and to test the hypothesis that JH would be associated with reporting musculoskeletal pain. METHODS: We conducted a cross-sectional population survey in Aberdeen city and Cheshire. 45949 questionnaires were mailed which assessed JH and the presence, distribution, duration and severity of musculoskeletal pain. Based on their pain reports, participants were classified as having chronic widespread pain (CWP), some pain, or no pain. Multinominal logistic regression tested the relationship between JH and pain status. Associations were adjusted for age, sex and other putative confounders. Participants with no pain were the referent category. Results are presented as relative risk ratios (RRR), 95% confidence intervals (CI). RESULTS: 12,853 (29.3%) participants returned a questionnaire with complete data. 2,354 (18.3%) participants were classified as hypermobile. 2,094 participants (16.3%) had CWP and 5,801 (45.1%) had some pain and 4,958 participants (38.6%) reported no pain. JH participants were significantly more likely to report CWP than non-JH participants (18.5% vs. 15.8%, p
U2 - 10.1002/acr.21979
DO - 10.1002/acr.21979
M3 - Article
C2 - 23401475
SN - 1529-0123
VL - 65
SP - 1325
EP - 1333
JO - Arthritis Care & Research
JF - Arthritis Care & Research
IS - 8
ER -