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Table 2 Demographic Characteristics, Beighton score, and PFH of Subjects

From: Correlation between benign joint hypermobility syndrome and primary focal hyperhidrosis in children: a novel concept

 

BJHS

No = 130

Controls

No = 160

P-value

OR

95% CI

Age (year)

8.5 ± 3.2 (3.5–15)

8.5 ± 3.6 (3.5–15)

0.975*

Male

64 (49.2%)

79 (49.4%)

1.0 Ɨ

0.994

0.625–1.580

Positive family history of PFH

41 (31.5%)

30 (18.8%)

0.014 Ɨ

0.501

0.291–.0862

Beighton score

7.33 ± 1.43 (4–9)

0.42 ± 0.63 (0–2)

< 0.001*

PFH

73 (56.2%)

26 (16.3%)

< 0.001 Ɨ

0.152

0.088–0.261

 – Palmoplantar

− 73 (56.2%)

− 26 (16.3%)

< 0.001 Ɨ

0.152

0.088–0.261

 – Axillary

− 14 (10.8%)

− 8 (5%)

0.076 Ɨ

0.436

0.177–1.074

  1. Abbreviations: BJHS Benign joint hypermobility syndrome, No Number; PFH Primary focal hyperhidrosis
  2. *Mann-Whitney U
  3. Ɨ Fisher’s Exact Test