Skip to main content

Table 1 Participant characteristics and disease statuses of those included from the 3 studies

From: Relationship of joint hypermobility with low Back pain and lumbar spine osteoarthritis

 

Generalized OA

n (%) or mean (SD)

n = 1798

Genetics of Generalized OA

n (%) or mean (SD)

n = 1363

Johnston County OA Project

n (%) or mean (SD)

n = 1911

Age, yrs

69.3 (8.4)

66.0 (10.0)

66.5 (10.1)

Women

1290 (71.8%)

1068 (78.4%)

1233 (64.5%)

African American

0 (0%)

0 (0%)

620 (32.4%)

Body mass index, kg/m2

27.5 (5.1)

29.1 (6.3)

30.9 (6.5)

Back injury

38 (2.1%)

34 (2.5%)

45 (2.4%)

Low back pain

681 (37.9%)

887 (65.1%)

767 (40.1%)

Beighton ≥4

197 (11.0%)

57 (4.2%)

122 (6.4%)

Trunk flexion maneuver

231 (12.9%)

94 (6.9%)

103 (5.4%)

Spine OA

1039 (57.8%)

791 (58.0%)

1136 (59.5%)

Facet OA

1333 (74.1%)

903 (66.3%)

1305 (68.3%)

Symptomatic spine OA

446 (24.8%)

556 (40.8%)

474 (24.8%)

Symptomatic facet OA

517 (28.8%)

598 (43.9%)

521 (27.3%)

  1. Facet OA = presence of facet joint OA at any lumbar spine level; OA = osteoarthritis; Spine OA = combination of at least mild disc space narrowing and presence of a mild osteophyte at the same lumbar level; SD = standard deviation