Table 7 Prevalence of psychosocial factors in the urban and rural zone. Association with temporomandibular disorders
Variable | Urban zone | Rural zone | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Prevalence n (%) | Association with TMD Pearson Chi squared | p value | Prevalence n (%) | Association with TMD Pearson Chi squared | p value | |
Symptoms of anxiety | ||||||
 Minimal-No anxiety | 49 (54.44) | 0.52 | 0.46 | 30 (33.32) | 7.68 | 0.006 |
 Mild | 24 (26.60) | 29 (32.20) | ||||
 Moderate | 10 (11.10) | 16 (17.77) | ||||
 Severe | 7 (7.77) | 16 (17.77) | ||||
Symptoms of depression | ||||||
 Minimal-No depression | 41 (45.57) | 0.02 | 0.89 | 28 (31.11) | 12.66 | 0.0004 |
 Mild | 24 (26.66) | 20 (22.22) | ||||
 Moderate | 15 (16.66) | 25 (27.77) | ||||
 Moderate-severe | 6 (6.66) | 7 (7.77) | ||||
 Severe | 4 (4.44) | 10 (11.10) | ||||
Symptoms of somatización | ||||||
 Low somatic symptom severity | 27 (30.32) | 0.05 | 0.81 | 22 (24.41) | 4.00 | 0.04 |
 Moderate somatic symptom severity | 17 (18.82) | 29 (32.22) | ||||
 Severe somatic symptom severity | 7 (7.84) | 14 (15.55) | ||||