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Hypermobility in women with fibromyalgia syndrome

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dc.contributor.authorGÜNDÜZ, OSMAN HAKAN
dc.contributor.authorsOfluoglu, D; Gunduz, OH; Kul-Panza, E; Guven, Z
dc.date.accessioned2022-03-12T17:19:29Z
dc.date.available2022-03-12T17:19:29Z
dc.date.issued2006
dc.description.abstractThe 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 < 0.0001). The frequency of joint hypermobility was 64.2% in the FS group and 22% in the control group. In accordance with the Beighton criteria (p < 0.05), we found that the joint hypermobility ratio was significantly higher in patients with FS than in subjects without FS. Additionally, we evaluated the correlation between the total Beighton score and the age and number of trigger points. There were negative correlations between the total Beighton score and the age (r=-0.42, p < 0.001) and number of trigger points (r=-0.24, p=0.03) in all patients. Hypermobility syndrome is more common in women with FS than in those in the control group. Therefore, the relationship between hypermobility and FS should be taken into consideration in the diagnosis and follow-up of women, especially those with widespread pain.
dc.identifier.doi10.1007/s10067-005-0040-1
dc.identifier.eissn1434-9949
dc.identifier.issn0770-3198
dc.identifier.pubmed16228925
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/11424/228114
dc.identifier.wosWOS:000236643800003
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherSPRINGER LONDON LTD
dc.relation.ispartofCLINICAL RHEUMATOLOGY
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccess
dc.subjectBeighton criteria
dc.subjectfibromyalgia
dc.subjecthypermobility
dc.subjectmusculoskeletal pain
dc.subjectJOINT HYPERMOBILITY
dc.titleHypermobility in women with fibromyalgia syndrome
dc.typearticle
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oaire.citation.endPage293
oaire.citation.issue3
oaire.citation.startPage291
oaire.citation.titleCLINICAL RHEUMATOLOGY
oaire.citation.volume25
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