Research Article

Prevalence of Temporomandibular Disorder-Related Pain among Adults Seeking Dental Care: A Cross-Sectional Study

Table 1

Descriptive statistics for the study variables.

TMD <2 (N = 157), n (%)TMD ≥2 (N = 42), n (%)Total (N = 199), n (%)Sig.

Sex0.258
Male50 (32.1)17 (41.5)67 (28)
Female106 (67.9)24 (58.5)130 (66)

Governorate
State capital41 (27.2)11 (26.2)52 (26.9)0.982
South and southeast capital69 (45.7)19 (45.2)88 (45.6)
North capital41 (27.2)12 (28.6)53 (27.5)

Education0.960
Less than college54 (35.3)15 (35.7)69 (35.4)
College or higher99 (64.7)27 (64.3)126 (64.6)

Age (years)0.713
25–3458 (36.9)13 (31.7)71 (35.9)
35–4451 (32.5)16 (39.0)67 (33.8)
45+48 (30.6)12 (29.3)60 (30.3)

TMD total score, M (SD)0.74 (1.19)
CES-D total score, M (SD)12.69 (8.39)17.55 (9.80)13.71 (8.91)0.003
Bodily pain total score, M (SD)1.09 (1.41)1.67 (1.59)1.21 (1.46)0.014