TABLE 3.

TMD diagnosis according to DC/TMD examination form (Axis I). A comparison between 26 patients with hEDS and 39 controls adjusted for gender, age and BMI

DC/TMD diagnoses
	hEDS (N, %)		Control (N, %)		Independent variable (reference)	p‐value	OR	95% CI, OR
	Yes	No	Yes	No
Myalgia	5 (19.2%)	21 (80.8%)	0 (0%)	39 (100%)	Group # (hEDS)	0.000*** (0.0003)
Myofascial pain with referral pain	5 (19.2%)	21 (80.8%)	0 (0%)	39 (100%)	Group # (hEDS)	0.008** (0.013)
Arthralgia	6 (23.1%)	20 (76.9%)	0 (0%)	39 (100%)	Group # (hEDS)	0.003** (0.006)
Headache attributed to TMD	13 (50%)	13 (50%)	0 (0%)	39 (100%)	Group # (hEDS)	0.000*** (0.0003)
Disc displacement with reduction	4 (15.4%)	22 (84.6%)	13 (33.3%)	26 (66.7%)	Group (hEDS)	0.223(0.22)	0.444	0.120; 1.638
					Gender (male)	0.311	0.477	0.114; 1.996
					Age	0.963	0.999	0.941; 1.059
					BMI	0.030*	1.144	1.013; 1.293
Disc displacement with reduction with limited opening	2 (7.7%)	24 (92.3%)	0 (0%)	39 (100%)	Group # (hEDS)	0.156(0.18)
Disc displacement without reduction without limited opening	14 (53.8%)	12 (46.2%)	2 (5.1%)	37 (94.9%)	Group (hEDS)	<0.0001*** (0.0003)	34.478	5.425; 219.129
					Gender (male)	0.799	0.807	0.154; 4.229
					Age	0.898	0.995	0.924; 1.072
					BMI	0.011*	1.225	1.048; 1.432
Degenerative joint disease	10 (38.5%)	16 (61.5%)	5 (12.8%)	34 (87.2%)	Group (hEDS)	0.010* (0.013)	6.685	1.582; 28.240
					Gender (male)	0.164	0.326	0.067; 1.584
					Age	0.724	0.989	0.928; 1.053
					BMI	0.012*	1.194	1.039; 1.372

Note: Disc displacement with reduction, with intermittent locking and dislocation were not detected in any of the two groups.

The p‐values marked in bold are significant p‐values corrected for multiple testing comparing groups.

Abbreviations: CI, Confidence interval; OR, Odds ratio.

*p < .05; **p < .01; ***p < .001; # Fisher's Exact Test was performed.