Exploring the Relationship between Perfectionism and Pain in Patients with Temporomandibular Disorders: A Cross-Sectional Study

Table 2

Difference in VAS, psychological status, and perfectionism scores between the NPT and PT groups.

	NPT group (n = 68)	PT group (n = 277)	Total (n = 345)
VAS-c	0.00 (0.00–1.00)	2.00 (1.00–3.00)	2.03 ± 1.75
VAS-m	0.00 (0.00–1.25)	3.00 (1.00–4.00)	2.51 ± 2.13
GAD-2	1.24 ± 1.26	1.71 ± 1.61	1.61 ± 1.55
PHQ-2	1.38 ± 1.46	1.62 ± 1.51	1.57 ± 1.50
PHQ-4	2.62 ± 2.56	3.32 ± 2.92	3.19 ± 2.87
Self-oriented perfectionism	20.00 ± 5.06	22.13 ± 4.94	21.71 ± 5.03
Other-oriented perfectionism	18.54 ± 4.51	20.81 ± 4.96	20.37 ± 4.95
Socially prescribed perfectionism	17.78 ± 4.76	20.64 ± 5.43	20.08 ± 5.42
Total scores of perfectionism	56.32 ± 12.95	63.58 ± 13.63	62.15 ± 13.79

Data are presented as mean ± standard deviation or median (Q1, Q3).