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Table 4 Associations between Beighton score and symptomatic multiple joint osteoarthritis (MJOA)

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

Beighton Measure

n with characteristic/N (%) analyzed

Adjusted Odds Ratio (95% Confidence Interval)

MJOA-1

MJOA-2

MJOA-3

MJOA-4

Beighton > 4

65/1677 (3.9)

0.42 (0.20–0.87)a

0.72 (0.31–1.64)

1.27 (0.71–2.28)

0.92 (0.52–1.63)

Beighton > 3

150/1677 (8.9)

0.58 (0.37–0.91)a

0.54 (0.28–1.01)

0.89 (0.58–1.37)

0.81 (0.54–1.22)

Knee hypermobility

33/1642 (2.0)

0.84 (0.36–1.98)

0.23 (0.03–1.75)

1.11 (0.48–2.57)

1.29 (0.61–2.71)

Trunk hypermobility

97/1662 (5.8)

0.72 (0.42–1.23)

0.53 (0.24–1.18)

0.61 (0.34–1.09)

0.61 (0.35–1.04)

Elbow hypermobility

74/1670 (4.4)

0.65 (0.36–1.16)

0.95 (0.48–1.88)

1.53 (0.91–2.58)

1.01 (0.60–1.70)

Fifth finger hypermobility

1108/1670 (66.3)

0.66 (0.52–0.84)a

0.72 (0.53–0.99)a

0.91 (0.70–1.17)

0.75 (0.60–0.94)a

Thumb hypermobility

26/1670 (1.6)

0.83 (0.30–2.30)

0.30 (0.04–2.34)

0.43 (0.12–1.54)

1.42 (0.59–3.41)

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