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Table 1 Demographic data of the entire cohort and the three subgroups

From: Identifying lower limb specific and generalised joint hypermobility in adults: validation of the Lower Limb Assessment Score

 

Total

Controls

Likely Hypermobiles

Known Hypermobiles

 

n = 112

n = 40

n = 40

n = 32

Gender n (%)

 Males

28 (25%)

11 (28%)

16 (40%)

1 (3%)

 Females

84 (75%)

29 (72%)

24 (60%)

31 (97%)

Age (years)

 Mean ± SD

24.3 ± 5.5

22.6 ± 2.8

22.6 ± 4.4

28.4 ± 6.9

 Range

18–40

19–32

18–33

18–40

Ethnicity n (%)

 Caucasian

88 (79%)

24 (60%)

34 (85%)

30 (94%)

 Asian

16 (14%)

12 (30%)

4 (10%)

0 (0%)

 Other

8 (7%)

4 (10%)

2 (5%)

2 (6%)