Joint hypermobility is not positively associated with prevalent multiple joint osteoarthritis: a cross-sectional study of older adults.

Terese R GulloYvonne M GolightlyPortia FlowersJoanne M JordanJordan B RennerTodd A SchwartzVirginia B KrausMarian T HannanRebecca J ClevelandAmanda E Nelson

Published in: BMC musculoskeletal disorders (2019)

Overall, joint hypermobility was not positively associated with any definition of prevalent MJOA in this cohort, and an inverse association existed with one definition of MJOA. Longitudinal studies are needed to determine the contribution of hypermobility to the incidence and progression of MJOA outcomes.

Keyphrases

physical activity
risk factors
rheumatoid arthritis
type diabetes
cross sectional
knee osteoarthritis
adipose tissue
skeletal muscle
insulin resistance
glycemic control