Table 1 Characteristics of the 250 participants with Ehlers-Danlos syndrome (EDS)

Age (years)

46.1

44.5 to 47.7

EDS type

Not defined

95 (38)

Hypermobility

76 (30)

Classic

45 (18)

Artrocalasia

2 (1)

Vascular

10 (4)

Mixed

22 (9)

Body mass index (kg/m²)

25.8

25.1 to 26.5

Current cigarette smoking

200 (80)

SF-36

Physical component score

27.2

25.8 to 28.6

Mental component score

42.1

40.6 to 43.6

Tiredness

234 (94)

Back pain

Cervical region

204 (82)

Thoracic region

184 (74)

Lumbosacral region

203 (81)

Any back region

234 (94)