Research Article
Temporomandibular Disorders among Dental Students in Pakistan: Assessment of Prevalence, Severity, and Associated Factors Based on Questionnaire
Table 2
TMD score and its relationship with demographic factors among study participants.
| Study variables | N (%) N = 323 | Mean TMD score | value |
| Gender | | | | Male | 170 (52.6) | 30.56 ± 27.05 | 0.453 | Female | 153 (47.4) | 32.64 ± 22.22 | Academic year | | | | Preclinical years | 102 (31.6) | 32.82 ± 25.61 | 0.174 | Clinical years | 221 (68.4) | 28.77 ± 23.03 | Academic score in the previous year | | | | Low | 174 (53.9) | 31.14 ± 23.60 | 0.733 | High | 149 (46.1) | 32.09 ± 26.4 | Father’s education level | | | | No/school education | 62 (19.2) | 40.32 ± 31.22 | 0.002 | College/university education | 261 (80.8) | 29.46 ± 22.67 | Mother’s education level | | | | No/school education | 79 (24.5) | 37.15 ± 31.41 | 0.021 | College/university education | 244 (75.5) | 29.73 ± 22.11 | Monthly family income (N = 195) | | | | Low/middle | 48 (24.6) | 38.12 ± 32.48 | 0.098 | High | 147 (75.4) | 30.77 ± 24.38 |
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