Table 2.
Cross-tabulation between the groups according to sociodemographic characteristics and body mass index.
| Variables | Group | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G1 (TMD) | G2 (Control) | Total | p-value | ||||
| n | % | n | % | n | % | ||
| Sex | 0.014a* | ||||||
| Male | 10 | 22.2 | 19 | 47.5 | 29 | 34.1 | |
| Female | 35 | 77.8 | 21 | 52.5 | 56 | 65.9 | |
| Age | 0.637c | ||||||
| Mean (SD) | 36.53 | (12.27) | 36.75 | (16.42) | 36.64 | (14.29) | |
| BMI | 0.247b | ||||||
| Low weight (<18.5) | 5 | 11.1 | 5 | 12.5 | 10 | 11.8 | |
| Optimum weight (≥18.5 and <25) | 18 | 40.0 | 22 | 55.0 | 40 | 47.1 | |
| Overweight (≥25 and <30) | 14 | 31.1 | 11 | 27.5 | 25 | 29.4 | |
| Obesity (≥30) | 8 | 17.8 | 2 | 5.0 | 10 | 11.8 | |
| Total | 45 | 100.0 | 40 | 100.0 | 85 | 100.0 | |
BMI, body mass index; SD, standard deviation; TMD, temporomandibular disorders.
*p < 0.05.
Pearson’s χ2 test;
Fisher’s exact test;
Mann–Whitney test;