Table 3.
Risk factors of JHS in children with AD based onBeighton criteria
| JHS n = 49 | Non JHS n = 44 | Sig | OR | 95% CI | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lower | Upper | |||||
| Sexa male | 28 (57.1) | 31 (70.5) | 0.07 | 0.39 | 0.14 | 1.09 |
| Ageb year | 9.69 ± 1.93 | 10.89 ± 2.13 | 0.02 | 0.75 | 0.59 | 0.95 |
| AD Severity | ||||||
| Milda | 22 (44.9) | 15 (34.1) | 0.06 | 0.27 | 0.06 | 1.08 |
| Moderatea | 27 (55.1) | 29 (65.9) | ||||
| AD Type | ||||||
| Separation anxiety | 34 (69.4) | 29 (65.9) | 0.25 | 2.20 | 0.57 | 8.43 |
| Social phobia | 17 (34.7) | 13 (29.5) | 0.22 | 2.05 | 0.65 | 6.50 |
| OCD | 22 (44.9) | 23 (52.3) | 0.92 | 0.95 | 0.36 | 2.48 |
| Panic/agoraphobia | 19 (38.8) | 21 (47.7) | 0.77 | 0.82 | 0.23 | 2.95 |
| Specific phobia | 36 (73.5) | 32 (72.7) | 0.70 | 0.79 | 0.25 | 2.55 |
| Generalized anxiety | 44 (89.8) | 41 (93.2) | 0.88 | 1.14 | 0.18 | 7.12 |
| ADHD | 12 (24.5) | 18 (40.9) | 0.05 | 0.36 | 0.12 | 1.03 |
a = n(%), b = Mean ± SD. Abbreviations: JHS Joint Hypermobility Syndrome, AD Anxiety Disorders, OCD Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder