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We compared the frequency of Hypermobility Syndrome (HS) in 105 patients with urinary stress incontinence (USI) with the frequency of HS in 105 healthy controls that matched for age and parity. A Beighton score (BS) of more than 3 was used to make the clinical diagnosis of HS. Thirty-six patients (34.28%) from the USI group and 28 patients (26.66%) from the control group were diagnosed as HS. The mean BS values were 6.44±0.35 and 5.21±0.29 respectively. The difference between the two groups was statistically significant (P<0.05).
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Karan, A., Isikoglu, M., Aksac, B. et al. Hypermobility syndrome in 105 women with pure urinary stress incontinence and in 105 controls. Arch Gynecol Obstet 269, 89–90 (2004). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00404-002-0429-x
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