Table 3.
Analysis of ROC curve for mean temperature and non-dimensional temperature between patients with TMD and without TMD.
| Variables | AUC | CI 95% | p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lower Limit | Upper Limit | |||
| Mean Temperature | ||||
| Upper Masseter | ||||
| R | 0.514 | 0.390 | 0.638 | 0.819 |
| L | 0.402 | 0.282 | 0.522 | 0.12 |
| Middle Masseter | ||||
| R | 0.531 | 0.406 | 0.655 | 0.628 |
| L | 0.429 | 0.307 | 0.552 | 0.263 |
| Lower Masseter | ||||
| R | 0.517 | 0.393 | 0.64 | 0.792 |
| L | 0.397 | 0.277 | 0.518 | 0.104 |
| Anterior Temporal | ||||
| R | 0.517 | 0.393 | 0.641 | 0.785 |
| L | 0.462 | 0.338 | 0.585 | 0.544 |
| TMJ | ||||
| R | 0.48 | 0.357 | 0.604 | 0.755 |
| L | 0.416 | 0.294 | 0.538 | 0.185 |
| Non-dimensional Temperature | ||||
| Upper Masseter | ||||
| R | 0.499 | 0.375 | 0.623 | 0.986 |
| L | 0.421 | 0.299 | 0.543 | 0.211 |
| Middle Masseter | ||||
| R | 0.521 | 0.396 | 0.645 | 0.741 |
| L | 0.429 | 0.305 | 0.553 | 0.262 |
| Lower Masseter | ||||
| R | 0.534 | 0.411 | 0.658 | 0.585 |
| L | 0.416 | 0.293 | 0.538 | 0.181 |
| Anterior temporal | ||||
| R | 0.584 | 0.461 | 0.706 | 0.185 |
| L | 0.500 | 0.376 | 0.624 | 1.000 |
| TMJ | ||||
| R | 0.491 | 0.366 | 0.616 | 0.884 |
| L | 0.428 | 0.304 | 0.552 | 0.252 |
ROC, receiver operating characteristic; TMD, temporomandibular disorders; TMJ, temporomandibular joint.