Hypermobility in women with fibromyalgia syndrome

The purpose of this study was to evaluate the relationship between hypermobility and fibromyalgia syndrome (FS) in women. Ninety-three women with FS who met the American College of Rheumatology criteria for FS and 58 healthy women without FS were included in this study. All women were examined for h...

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Published in:Clinical rheumatology 2006-05, Vol.25 (3), p.291-293
Main Authors: Ofluoglu, Demet, Gunduz, Osman Hakan, Kul-Panza, Evren, Guven, Zeynep
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Aged
Female
Fibromyalgia - complications
Fibromyalgia - diagnosis
Fibromyalgia - epidemiology
Humans
Joint Instability - complications
Joint Instability - diagnosis
Joint Instability - epidemiology
Middle Aged
Pain Measurement
Syndrome
Turkey - epidemiology
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Summary:The purpose of this study was to evaluate the relationship between hypermobility and fibromyalgia syndrome (FS) in women. Ninety-three women with FS who met the American College of Rheumatology criteria for FS and 58 healthy women without FS were included in this study. All women were examined for hypermobility by blinded observers using the Beighton criteria. The mean age was 43.5+/-9.9 (21-68) and 40.2+/-11.1 (21-63) years in the FS and control groups, respectively, and the two groups were statistically similar (p>0.05). The mean Beighton total score was 4.7+/-2.1 and 2.9+/-2.4 in the FS and control groups, respectively (p
ISSN:0770-3198
1434-9949
DOI:10.1007/s10067-005-0040-1