Functional Gastrointestinal Disorders and Joint Hypermobility. A School-based Study.

Objectives: To assess the prevalence of JH among school-children with and without FGIDs. Methods: School-children completed validated Rome III questionnaires to diagnose FGID. Each child diagnosed with a FGID was matched for age and gender with a healthy control. The prevalence of JH in both groups was compared. Results: 654 school-children participated in the study. One hundred and forty-eight (22.6%) children were diagnosed with a FGID. Data from 136 FGIDs and 136 healthy controls was analyzed. Joint laxity was assessed to establish the Beighton score (>= 4 was considered JH). There was no significant difference in JH between children with and without diagnoses of FGIDs OR 1.03 (95% CI: 0.59-1.81, p = 0.89). Multivariate analysis showed that younger age OR 2.31 (95% CI: 1.30-4.10, p = 0.004) and female gender OR 2.27 (95% CI: 1.22-4.24, p = 0.009) were significantly associated with JH. Conclusions: JH is equally prevalent in school-children with and without FGIDs. (C) 2017 by European Society for Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition and North American Society for Pediatric Gastroenterology,

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