Joint hypermobility syndrome among undergraduate students

Incidence of Joint Hypermobility Syndrome in a Military Population: Impact of Gender and Race

“…Consistent with previous studies in the literature [6,13,15,24], we found an increased rate of JHS in women with an adjusted incidence rate ratio of 3.72 (95% CI, 3.21-4.32). Didia et al [13] noted 17% of females showed features of JHS compared with males at 8% in a population of 550 university students.…”

“…In a study from Nigeria, a prevalence rate of JHS of 13% was observed [13], whereas a New Zealand Maori population was seen to have a similar prevalence of JHS compared with previously studied Caucasian populations [22,24]. However, Wood [42] noted no major difference in hypermobility between black and white subjects.…”

“…Didia et al [13] noted 17% of females showed features of JHS compared with males at 8% in a population of 550 university students. Our study is the first to report an incidence rate ratio between genders.…”

“…The identification of risk factors for JHS may be helpful to implement preventive measures against injury for athletes and individuals with physically demanding jobs. Women reportedly have a higher prevalence of JHS than men [6,13,15,24]. In addition, JHS incidence has been seen to decrease with increasing age [15].…”

“…Most authors consider a score of 4 of 9 to be consistent with a diagnosis of hypermobility [4,7,23,27,28,36,38]. Some authors use 5 of 9 as the basis of hypermobility, because they believe a score of 4 may not represent hypermobility beyond an average person's normal range of motion [12,13,33].…”