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Table 3 Comparison of the variables between non-hypermobile, asymptomatic hypermobile, and symptomatic hypermobile groups

From: No significant links between somatognosia, stereognosia, and hypermobility: sensory processing unlikely to drive common complaints in hypermobile population

Variables (cm)

Non-hypermobile

(n = 20)

Asymptomatic hypermobilea

(n = 13)

Symptomatic hypermoibleb

(n = 13)

F-value*

p-value*

η2 [95% CI]

Shoulder width

1.28 ± 10.89

2.83 ± 4.97

2.31 ± 8.64

0.129

0.880

0.00 [0.00 to 1.00]

Pelvis width in HP

-3.69 ± 7.64

-6.28 ± 8.01

-4.40 ± 7.55

0.453

0.639

0.02 [0.00 to 1.00]

Pelvis width in VP

-7.55 ± 6.78

-8.65 ± 8.32

-8.17 ± 7.72

0.088

0.916

0.00 [0.00 to 1.00]

Petrie test

0.68 ± 0.62

0.49 ± 0.66

0.28 ± 0.49

1.801

0.177

0.08 [0.00 to 1.00]

  1. Notes. HP: horizontal plane; VP: vertical plane; CI: confidence interval
  2. aParticipants with the Beighton score exceeding the generalized hypermobility thresholds reported by Singh et al. (2017) without symptoms associated with hypermobility
  3. bParticipants with the Beighton score exceeding the generalized hypermobility thresholds reported by Singh et al. (2017) with symptoms associated with hypermobility
  4. *F-value(2, 43) and p-value according to the one-way analysis of variance