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Table 1 Description of study participants

From: Muscle strength differences in healthy young adults with and without generalized joint hypermobility: a cross-sectional study

Variables

Males (n = 50)

p

Females (n = 53)

p

Hypermobile (n = 25)

Non-hypermobile (n = 25)

Hypermobile (n = 28)

Non-hypermobile (n = 28)

Mean age (years)

22 ± 1.8

19 ± 1.06

0.01

21 ± 1.8

20 ± 1.4

0.7

Mean body mass (kg)

67.7 ± 11.4

61.4 ± 9.1

0.03

55.4 ± 6.4

55.2 ± 8.8

0.9

Mean standing height (cm)

170.4 ± 6.1

163.2 ± 22.2

0.1

160.4 ± 7.3

158.0 ± 5.9

0.1

Median BHJMI scores

5

0

NA

5

2

NA