Table 1.
Characteristics of chronic painful TMD cases and pain-free controls (column percentages), n=144
| N | Percent | Painful TMD Case (n=90) | Control (n=54) | P-value | |
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| Sex | |||||
| Male | 38 | 26.4 | 21.1 | 35.2 | .064 |
| Female | 106 | 73.6 | 78.9 | 64.8 | |
| Age (years) | |||||
| 18–24 | 55 | 38.2 | 32.2 | 48.2 | .452 |
| 25–29 | 32 | 22.2 | 24.4 | 18.5 | |
| 30–34 | 20 | 13.9 | 15.6 | 11.1 | |
| 35–39 | 18 | 12.5 | 13.3 | 11.1 | |
| 40–44 | 19 | 13.2 | 14.4 | 11.1 | |
| Body mass index (kg/m2) | |||||
| Unweight/healthy (<25.00) | 83 | 57.6 | 57.3 | 61.5 | .691 |
| Overweight (25.00–29.99) | 34 | 23.6 | 23.6 | 25.0 | |
| Obese (≥30.00) | 24 | 16.7 | 19.1 | 13.5 | |
| Missing | 3 | 2.1 | |||