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. 2009 Jul 3;1(3):158–164. doi: 10.4021/jocmr2009.06.1245

Table 1. Factors associated with TMD symptoms in the study sample .

Factor Clicking
Trismus
Pain about the ear
Locking
Pain on chewing
No. % P* No. % P* No. % P* No. % P* No. % P*
Age/years 18-19 139 39.4 0.14 68 19.3 0.18 166 47.0 0.23 51 14.4 0.28 128 36.3 0.16
20-21 235 42.9 137 25.0 258 47.1 85 15.5 215 39.2
22-23 83 49.4 42 25.0 65 38.7 19 11.3 62 36.9
24-25 12 35.3 6 17.6 14 41.2 2 5.9 7 20.6
Gender Male 122 44.2 0.51 58 21.0 0.38 96 34.8 <0.01 42 15.2 0.59 103 37.3 0.99
Female 347 42.0 195 23.6 407 49.2 115 13.9 309 37.4
College Humanity 169 35.1 <0.01 91 18.9 <0.01 231 47.9 <0.01 64 13.3 <0.01 164 34.0 <0.01
Science 73 44.8 51 31.3 94 57.7 39 23.9 90 55.2
Health 227 49.6 111 24.2 178 38.9 54 11.8 158 34.5
Trauma No 412 41.3 0.01 210 21.0 <0.01 435 43.6 <0.01 123 12.3 <0.01 346 34.7 <0.01
Yes 57 54.3 43 41.0 68 64.8 34 32.4 66 62.9
Arthralgia No 314 38.7 <0.01 154 19.0 <0.01 312 38.5 <0.01 92 11.3 <0.01 250 30.8 <0.01
Yes 155 53.1 99 33.9 191 65.4 65 22.3 162 55.5
Stress No 178 33.1 <0.01 84 15.6 <0.01 190 35.4 <0.01 39 7.3 <0.01 132 24.6 <0.01
Yes 291 51.4 169 29.9 313 55.3 118 20.8 280 49.5
Family** No 70 42.5 0.47 33 21.4 0.63 56 36.4 0.01 24 15.6 0.6 61 39.6 0.53
Yes 399 42.0 220 23.2 447 47.1 133 14.0 37.0

* P value of Chi square, ** Living with family