{
  "id": "SCR-LIP-000017",
  "statement": "Joint hypermobility (Hypermobility Spectrum Disorder) is a frequent comorbidity of lipedema, present in approximately 44% of adult patients in a cross-sectional cohort.",
  "statement_pt": "A hipermobilidade articular (Transtorno do Espectro de Hipermobilidade) é comorbidade frequente do lipedema, presente em ~44% das adultas em coorte transversal.",
  "claim_type": "clinical_association",
  "context": {
    "population": "women with lipedema (cross-sectional cohort)",
    "condition": "lipedema",
    "exposure": "lipedema",
    "comparator": "lymphedema patients / general population",
    "outcome": "joint hypermobility (HSD)",
    "scope": "comorbidity prevalence"
  },
  "knowledge_state": "emerging",
  "evidence_confidence": "moderate",
  "evidence": [
    {
      "ref": "DOI:10.3390/jcm14207195",
      "stance": "supporting",
      "study_design": "cross_sectional",
      "n": 716,
      "risk_of_bias": "moderate",
      "year": 2025,
      "amato_authored": false,
      "note": "Fiengo & Sbarbati; 44% hypermobile (60% in childhood); n=670 lipedema"
    }
  ],
  "relations": [
    {
      "type": "co_occurs",
      "target_hint": "joint hypermobility / hEDS"
    }
  ],
  "gaps": "Single-center cross-sectional; hypermobility cutoffs vary; not Amato-authored.",
  "primary_amato_source": "DOI:10.3390/jcm14207195",
  "curators": [
    {
      "name": "Alexandre C. M. Amato",
      "orcid": "0000-0003-4008-4029",
      "role": "lead_curator"
    }
  ],
  "created": "2026-05-30",
  "updated": "2026-05-30",
  "license": "CC-BY-4.0",
  "answers_questions": [
    {
      "id": "SQ-LIP-000005",
      "role": "supporting",
      "question": "Does lipedema increase the prevalence of joint hypermobility?",
      "url": "https://scientificclaims.org/q/SQ-LIP-000005.html"
    }
  ],
  "url": "https://scientificclaims.org/c/SCR-LIP-000017.html"
}