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Table 1 Participant Characteristics

From: Musculoskeletal ultrasound assessment in pediatric knee hypermobility: a case control study

Characteristics by participant

All (n = 50)

H + P (n = 20)

H-P (n = 16)

NP (n = 17)

p-value

Male, n (%)

12 (24)

8 (24)

8 (30)

8 (26)

0.892

Age (years), mean (sd)

16.1 (1.4)

16.2 (1.2)

16.0 (1.4)

16.2 (1.5)

0.764

BMI, mean (sd)

26.1 (6.7)

26.7 (6.9)

26.0 (5.5)

25.5 (7.5)

0.762

Pain Score, mean (sd)

.

4.6 (1.5)

.

.

 

Beighton Score, mean (sd)

3.9 (3.1)

5.8 (2.3)

5.1 (2.7)

0.7 (0.9)

< 0.001

Knee measurement (degrees), mean (sd)

189.6 (4.9)

192.9 (1.9)

192.7 (1.8)

183.3 (2.3)

< 0.001

Characteristics by knee

All (n = 91)

H + P (n = 33)

H-P (n = 27)

NP (n = 31)

p-value

NSAID use, n (%)

    

< 0.001

 None

61 (67)

12 (36)

22 (81)

27 (87)

 

 As needed

18 (13)

11 (33)

3 (11)

4 (13)

 

 Scheduled

12 (13)

10 (30)

2 (7)

0 (0)

 
  1. Legend: Significant p-values appear in bold font. Three participants had one knee enrolled in the H + P group and one knee enrolled in the H-P group. H + P hypermobility with pain group, H-P hypermobility without pain group, NP no hypermobility or pain group, BMI body mass index, NSAID non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug