Population
660 individuals from a music school
Design
Cross-sectional
Key result
Hypermobility was predominantly a female characteristic, with women exhibiting multiple features of joint laxity at ratios of 2:1 to 8:1 compared with men.
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Hypermobility is a predominantly female characteristic that declines with age, with women retaining joint laxity longer than men.
Cross-Sectional (n=660)
Hypermobility is a predominantly female characteristic that declines with age, with women retaining joint laxity longer than men.
Larsson et al. (1987) conducted a cross-sectional in Hypermobility (n=660). Female sex vs. Male sex was evaluated on Incidence of hypermobility features. Hypermobility was predominantly a female characteristic, with women exhibiting multiple features of joint laxity at ratios of 2:1 to 8:1 compared with men.