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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2015 Jul 1.
Published in final edited form as: Explore (NY). 2014 Apr 19;10(4):225–232. doi: 10.1016/j.explore.2014.04.004

Table 1. Baseline characteristics of TCM for TMD longitudinal qualitative sample (N=44).

Age and gender Mean (SD)
Age in years 43.25 (13.35)
Percent
Female gender 75
Ethnic Categories
Hispanic or Latino 22.7
Not Hispanic or Latino 72.7
Unknown (individuals not reporting ethnicity) 4.5
Racial Categories
White 77.3
Non-white 13.6
Unknown or not reported 9.1
Education At least some High School 13.6
Some College 34.1
College 29.5
Post Graduate 22.7
Baseline pain characteristics Mean (SD)
Worst facial pain [0-10] 7.19 (1.68)
Average facial pain [0-10] 5.48 (2.13)
Percent
How long ago did your facial pain
begin?
<5 years 34.09
5-10 years 29.55
>10 years 36.36
Other characteristics
Never 40.91
Prior use of TCM for any other
conditions
Once 11.36
2-3 times 4.55
4 or more times 34.09