Table 5.
TMJD occurrence evaluation by the Helkimo's index according to group.
Group | |||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
TMJD by the Helkimo's index | With rheumatoid arthritis | Without rheumatoid arthritis | Whole total | p value | |||
n | % | N | % | n | % | ||
Yes | 69 | 98,6 | 8 | 80,0 | 77 | 96,3 | p(1) = 0,0398* |
No | 1 | 1,4 | 2 | 20,0 | 3 | 3,8 | |
TOTAL | 70 | 100,0 | 10 | 100,0 | 80 | 100,0 |
(1) - by means of the Fisher's Exact test.
Significant difference at the 5.0% level.