Table 1.
Participant Demographics
| Pilates Group |
Control Group |
p value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| n=200 | n=220 | |||
| Age - mean (SD) | 39 (10) | 38 (11) | 0.354 | |
| Gender - n (%) | Female | 195 (97.5%) | 209 (95%) | 0.212 |
| Male | 2 (1%) | 8 (3.6%) | ||
| Other | 3 (1.5%) | 3 (1.4%) | ||
| Years diagnosed with HSD/EDS - median [IQR] | 3 [1–5] | 3 [1–7] | 0.230 | |
| Years ago began to have symptoms from HSD/EDS - mean (SD) | 25.3 (12.7) | 25.1 (12.80%) | 0.876 | |
| Work Status - n (%) | Full time | 59 (29.5%) | 78 (35.5%) | 0.783 |
| Disable, retired or unemployed | 50 (25%) | 50 (22.7%) | ||
| Part time | 45 (22.5%) | 44 (20%) | ||
| Homemaker only | 24 (12%) | 25 (11.4%) | ||
| Student | 22 (11%) | 23 (10.5%) | ||
| Current Exercise - n (%) | No/invalid response | 3 (1.5%) | 2 (1%) | 0.819 |
| No exercise most days | 33 (16.5%) | 42 (19.1%) | ||
| < 15 min on most days | 63 (31.5%) | 73 (33.2%) | ||
| 15–30 min on most days | 63 (31.5%) | 68 (30.9%) | ||
| > 30 min on most days | 38 (19%) | 35 (15.9%) | ||
Abbreviations: HSD, Hypermobility Spectrum Disorders; EDS, Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome; IQR, Interquartile range; SD, standard deviation.