Joint hypermobility is not positively associated with prevalent multiple joint osteoarthritis: a cross-sectional study of older adults

Table 3 Associations between Beighton Score and radiographic multiple joint osteoarthritis (MJOA)

Beighton Measure	n with characteristic/N (%) analyzed	Adjusted Odds Ratio (95% Confidence Interval)
Beighton Measure	n with characteristic/N (%) analyzed	MJOA-1	MJOA-2	MJOA-3	MJOA-4
Beighton > 4	65/1677 (3.9)	0.26 (0.13–0.52)^a	1.21 (0.65–2.27)	0.92 (0.52–1.62)	1.02 (0.60–1.72)
Beighton > 3	150/1677 (8.9)	0.45 (0.30–0.68)^a	0.78 (0.48–1.25)	0.70 (0.47–1.05)	0.73 (0.51–1.05)
Knee hypermobility	33/1642 (2.0)	0.77 (0.36–1.65)	0.61 (0.20–1.80)	0.56 (0.24–1.31)	0.96 (0.47–1.94)
Trunk hypermobility	97/1662 (5.8)	0.80 (0.50–1.26)	0.78 (0.43–1.41)	0.82 (0.50–1.33)	0.77 (0.50–1.19)
Elbow hypermobility	74/1670 (4.4)	0.34 (0.19–0.62)^a	1.09 (0.61–1.94)	1.03 (0.61–1.73)	0.81 (0.50–1.33)
Fifth finger hypermobility	1108/1670 (66.3)	0.80 (0.64–1.00)	0.86 (0.65–1.12)	1.02 (0.80–1.30)	0.93 (0.75–1.16)
Thumb hypermobility	26/1670 (1.6)	0.59 (0.23–1.53)	1.21 (0.42–3.50)	0.60 (0.23–1.59)	1.33 (0.59–3.03)

^astatistically significant adjusted odds ratio; all models adjusted for age, body mass index, sex, and race

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