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Table 3 Predictors of high pain-related disability

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

Significant predictors

OR (95% CI)

p value

Somatization b

3.66 (1.16-11.49)

0.026

Jaw disability checklist b

1.63 (1.18-2.23)

0.002

CPI b

1.16 (1.07-1.27)

0.000

Joint pain a

0.22 (0.06-0.73)

0.014

  1. a Dichotomized variables: Joint pain (0 = having joint pain,1 = no having joint pain).
  2. bContinous variables: Somatization was measured by the 12- item somatization subscale of the of SCL-90-R; Jaw disability checklist which contains 12 items concerning limitations in activities related to mandibular functioning; CPI was evaluated through scoring items in the questionnaire about pain history. The patient’s score ranges from 0 to 100, with 100 being in the most pain.
  3. CI, confidence interval; OR, odds ratio.
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The Journal of Headache and Pain

ISSN: 1129-2377

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