Table 3 Pain on palpation and painful clicking in participants with JIA and controls
Clinical signs | n | JIA, n (%) | n | Healthy controls n (%) | p-value* |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Painful palpation in masticatory muscles & TMJ | 220 | 111 (50.5) | 220 | 62 (28.2) | < 0.001 |
Painful palpation in masticatory muscle | 217 | 87 (40.1) | 218 | 44 (20.2) | < 0.001 |
Painful palpation at the TMJ lateral pole | 220 | 64 (29.1) | 219 | 29 (13.2) | < 0.001 |
Painful palpation around TMJ lateral pole | 220 | 75 (34.1) | 219 | 33 (15.1) | < 0.001 |
Painful clicking | 221 | 13 (5.9) | 221 | 2 (0.9) | 0.0041 |