Table 1 Subjects’ characteristics.
From: Impairment of lung volume perception and breathing control in hypermobile Ehlers-Danlos syndrome
hEDS (n = 19) | Control (n = 19) | |
|---|---|---|
Age (years) | 33 ± 11 | 33 ± 9 |
Height (cm) | 165 ± 6 | 166 ± 7 |
Weight (kg) | 68 ± 13 | 69 ± 12 |
BMI (kg.m-2) | 25.0 ± 4.8 | 25.1 ± 4.3 |
Marshall score | 3.8 ± 2.5 | 3.7 ± 1.8 |
Sufficiently active subjects | n = 8 (42%) | n = 9 (47%) |
Beighton score | 5.5 ± 1.5 | 2.0 ± 1.3*** |
Active smoking | n = 3 (16%) | n = 1 (5%) |
Professional status | ||
Professionally active | n = 13 (68%) | n = 18 (95%) |
Student | n = 3 (16%) | n = 1 (5%) |
Unemployed | n = 2 (10%) | |
Invalided | n = 1 (5%) | |
Diagnosis date | ||
< 1 year | n = 14 (74%) | |
1–7 years | n = 5 (26%) | |
IVC (mL) | 3506 ± 871 | 3954 ± 395 |
FVC (mL) | 3896 ± 678 | 4070 ± 425 |
FEV1 (L) | 3.167 ± 0.588 | 3.292 ± 0.312 |
