Table 3 |
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Percentage distribution of TMD symptoms according to gender |
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| Symptoms of TMD |
Females n = 230 (%) |
Males n = 155 (%) |
Total n = 385 (%) |
P-value* |
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| Headache |
24.5 |
12.1 |
22 |
Ns |
| TMJ noise |
9.1 |
6.1 |
8.7 |
Ns |
| Pain during chewing |
15.6 |
3.1 |
14 |
* |
| Difficulty opening |
2.9 |
0 |
2.5 |
Ns |
| Jaw locking |
1.9 |
3.1 |
2.1 |
Ns |
| At least one symptom |
35.1 |
21.9 |
33 |
* |
|
ns: non significant *p < 0.05 | ||||
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