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Table 1 Sociodemographic characteristics of the population (n = 212)

From: Cross-cultural adaptation, reliability and validity of the Italian version of the craniofacial pain and disability inventory in patients with chronic temporomandibular joint disorders

Variable

Nos.

%

Marital status

 Unmarried

94

44.4

 Married

118

55.6

Occupation

 Housewife

5

2.4

 Pensioner

17

8.1

 Student

27

12.7

 Self-employed

66

31.1

 Employee

97

45.7

Education

 Primary school

0

0

 Middle school

20

9.4

 High school

90

42.5

 University

102

48.1

Smoking

 Yes

52

24.5

 No

160

75.5

Drug use

 Antidepressants

41

19,3

 Analgesics

62

29,2

 Muscle relaxants

38

17,9

 NSAIDs

57

26,9

 None

14

6,7

Comorbidities (principal)

 Hypertension/heart diseases

33

15,6

 NIDDM

23

10,8

 Enteric disease

12

5,7

 Liver disease

5

2,4

 Other/None

139

65,5

  1. NSAIDs non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, NIDDM non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus