Table 2:
Ratio of subjects with a high risk of TMD between the instrument and control groups.
Total
Instrument group
Control group
P value
N
138
72
66
Age: y (SD)
21.0(2.2)
20.0(1.1)
22.0(2.6)
< 0.001*
a
Women (%)
87(63.0)
42(58.3)
45(68.2)
0.231
b
High risk of TMD (%)
35(25.4)
21(29.2)
14(21.2)
0.283
b
TMD, temporomandibular disorders; a,
t
test; b, chi-squared test; *
P
< 0.05