Table 2.
Analysis of absolute mean temperature (°C) for asymptomatic and symptomatic participants
| Muscle ROIs | Asymptomatic (n = 26) |
Symptomatic (n = 20) |
p-value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| xT (°C) | SD | xT (°C) | SD | ||
| Anterior temporalis (ROI 1) | 34.78 | 0.44 | 34.37 | 0.64 | 0.0016 |
| Superior masseter (ROI 2) | 33.49 | 1.00 | 32.81 | 0.83 | 0.0116 |
| Middle masseter (ROI 3) | 33.54 | 0.92 | 32.91 | 0.85 | 0.0093 |
| Inferior masseter (ROI 4) | 33.45 | 0.89 | 32.82 | 0.94 | 0.0050 |
| Masseter (ROI 5) | 33.49 | 0.92 | 32.85 | 0.86 | 0.0067 |
xT, absolute mean temperature; ROI, region of interest; SD, standard deviation.