Table 1. Factors associated with TMD symptoms in the study sample .
Factor | Clicking |
Trismus |
Pain about the ear |
Locking |
Pain on chewing |
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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