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Joint Hypermobility Syndrome in Patients With Functional Dyspepsia

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Carbone, Florencia, Fikree, Asma, Aziz, Qasim, Tack, Jan·2020·Clinical and Translational Gastroenterology

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INTRODUCTION: The pathophysiology underlying functional dyspepsia (FD) is multifactorial and focuses on gastric sensorimotor dysfunction. Recent studies demonstrated that joint hypermobility syndrome (JHS) is strongly associated with unexplained dyspeptic symptoms in patients attending gastrointestinal clinics. We aimed to study the relationship between symptoms, gastric sensorimotor function, and JHS in FD patients. METHODS: Tertiary care FD patients who underwent a gastric barostat study and a gastric emptying breath test with 13C-octanoic acid were recruited for assessment of JHS. The presence of JHS was evaluated by a 2-phase interview and clinical examination that included major and minor criteria of the Brighton classification. RESULTS: A total of 62 FD patients (68% women, age 44 ± 1.8 years, and body mass index: 21.7 ± 0.7 kg/m 2 ) accepted to participate in the study. JHS was diagnosed in 55% of FD patients. Assessed symptom profiles during the visit did not differ between the groups. Delayed gastric emptying was not significantly more common in JHS group compared with non-JHS group (JHS group 32% vs non-JHS group 16%, P = 0.31). Prevalence of hypersensitivity to distention (JHS group 24% vs non-JHS group 29%, P = 0.76) and impaired gastric accommodation (JHS group 38% vs non-JHS group 42%, P = 0.79) was similar in patients with or without JHS. No correlations were found between the Beighton hypermobility score and gastric compliance ( r = 0.09). DISCUSSION: A large subset of this study cohort of tertiary care FD patients has coexisting JHS. We did not identify any specific differences in gastric sensorimotor function between patients with and without JHS. Further prospective research will be required to elucidate the relationship between JHS, a multisystemic disorder with widespread manifestations, and FD symptoms.

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Authors
Carbone, F., Fikree, A., Aziz, Q., & Tack, J.
Affiliations
  • KU Leuven (BE)
  • Queen Mary University of London (GB)
Corresponding author
Tack, Jan
Venue
Clinical and Translational Gastroenterology
Published
2020-11
Volume
11
Issue
11
Pages
e00220
ISSN
2155-384X (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W3094692629
Cited by
16
References
48
Citations by year
2026: 1 · 2025: 3 · 2024: 5 · 2023: 3 · 2022: 4
FWCI
1.52
Type
journal article
Language
en
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  • Clinical and Translational Gastroenterology (publishedVersion, cc-by)
  • PubMed Central (publishedVersion, cc-by)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • Lirias (submittedVersion, other-oa)
Funders
Universitaire Ziekenhuizen Leuven, KU Leuven
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Gastroenterology › Gastrointestinal motility and disorders
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Genetics › Connective tissue disorders research
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Gastroenterology › Gastroesophageal reflux and treatments
Keywords
joint hypermobility syndrome, functional dyspepsia, gastric emptying, gastric accommodation, gastric compliance, Beighton score, Brighton criteria, 13C-octanoic acid breath test
MeSH terms
Adolescent, Adult, Aged, Breath Tests, Dyspepsia, Female, Humans, Joint Instability, Male, Middle Aged, Retrospective Studies, Risk Factors, Severity of Illness Index, Comorbidity, Prevalence, Young Adult

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