Table 2 |
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Percentage distribution of TMD signs according to gender |
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| TMD signs |
Females n = 230% |
Males n = 155% |
Total n = 385% |
p-value* |
|
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| TMJ sounds |
14.3 |
12.3 |
13.5 |
Ns |
| TMJ pain |
2.2 |
3.2 |
2.6 |
Ns |
| Muscle tenderness |
0.4 |
0.6 |
0.5 |
Ns |
| Restricted opening |
6.5 |
1.9 |
4.7 |
* |
| Opening deviation |
6.1 |
0.6 |
3.9 |
*** |
| At least one sign |
25.2 |
15.5 |
21.3 |
* |
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ns: non significant *p < 0.05 **p < 0.01 ***p < 0.001 | ||||
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