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Table 3 Risk factors of JHS in children with AD based onBeighton criteria

From: Prevalence of generalized joint hypermobility in children with anxiety disorders

 

JHS n = 49

Non JHS n = 44

Sig

OR

95% CI

Lower

Upper

Sexa male

28 (57.1)

31 (70.5)

0.07

0.39

0.14

1.09

Ageb year

9.69 ± 1.93

10.89 ± 2.13

0.02

0.75

0.59

0.95

AD Severity

 Milda

22 (44.9)

15 (34.1)

0.06

0.27

0.06

1.08

 Moderatea

27 (55.1)

29 (65.9)

    

AD Type

 Separation anxiety

34 (69.4)

29 (65.9)

0.25

2.20

0.57

8.43

 Social phobia

17 (34.7)

13 (29.5)

0.22

2.05

0.65

6.50

 OCD

22 (44.9)

23 (52.3)

0.92

0.95

0.36

2.48

 Panic/agoraphobia

19 (38.8)

21 (47.7)

0.77

0.82

0.23

2.95

Specific phobia

36 (73.5)

32 (72.7)

0.70

0.79

0.25

2.55

 Generalized anxiety

44 (89.8)

41 (93.2)

0.88

1.14

0.18

7.12

ADHD

12 (24.5)

18 (40.9)

0.05

0.36

0.12

1.03

  1. a = n(%), b = Mean ± SD. Abbreviations: JHS Joint Hypermobility Syndrome, AD Anxiety Disorders, OCD Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder