Is joint hypermobility linked to self-reported non-recovery from COVID-19? Case-control evidence from the British COVID Symptom Study Biobank.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

This study sought to explore whether generalised joint hypermobility (GJH, a common marker of variant connective tissue) was a risk factor for self-reported non-recovery from COVID-19 infection.

Design

Prospective observational study.

Setting

COVID Symptom Study Biobank (https://cssbiobank.com/) UK.

Participants

Participants were surveyed in August 2022. 3064 (81.4%) reported at least one infection with COVID-19. These individuals self-reported on recovery and completed a self-report questionnaire to detect GJH (Hakim and Grahame 5-part questionnaire, 5PQ).

Main outcome measures

The primary outcome was the presence of self-reported non-recovery from COVID-19 infection at the time of the survey. Additional outcomes included scores on 5PQ and se

SUBMITTER: Eccles JA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11812800 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature