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Table 2 Frequency distribution of patients' pain- related disability according to demographic, behavioral, psychological, and physical characteristics

From: Identifying potential predictors of pain–related disability in Turkish patients with chronic temporomandibular disorder pain

 

Low

High

 

Characteristics

n (%)

n (%)

p value

Gender a

   

Male

28 (35.9%)

12 (46.2%)

0.352

Female

50 (64.1%)

14 (53.8%)

 

Treatment-seekinga

   

No

38 (48.7%)

5 (19.2%)

0.011

Yes

40 (51.3%)

21 (80.8%)

 

RDC a

   

Muscle

31 (39.7%)

12 (46.2%)

0.820

Disc

15 (19.2%)

5 (19.2%)

 

Muscle&disc

32 (41%)

9 (34.6%)

 

Depressionb (Mean ± SD)

1.29 ± 0.86

1.89 ± 0.92

0.003

Somatizationb (Mean ± SD)

1.47 ± 0.93

2.08 ± 0.58

0.000

Ageb (Mean ± SD)

32.78 ± 11.12

35.50 ± 8.27

0.256

Pain durationc (Mean ± SD)

25.97 ± 30.22

25.69 ± 24.38

0.258

Jaw disability checklistb (Mean ± SD)

4.69 ± 2.44

7.61 ± 2.60

0.000

CPIb (Mean ± SD)

57.90 ± 18.21

81.02 ± 9.92

0.000

  1. SD, standard deviation; CPI, Characteristic Pain Intensity.
  2. a Statistical evaluation by the chi- square test.
  3. bStatistical evaluation by t test.
  4. cStatistical evaluation by Mann–Whitney U test.