Table 6 Pain characteristics of the 2 study groups (local myalgia vs. myofascial pain with referral excluding headache attributed to TMD)
| Â | Local myalgia (Without HAattrTMD) | Myofascial pain with referral (Without HAattrTMD) | p |
|---|---|---|---|
Temporal characteristics: In the last 30Â days, which of the following best describes any pain in your jaw, temple, or ear? | |||
 No pain | 4 (4.2%) | 2 (4.5%) | 0.892 |
 Pain comes and goes | 66 (68.8%) | 32 (72.7%) | |
 Pain is always present | 26 (27.1%) | 10 (22.7%) | |
Pain duration: How many months ago did your pain in the jaw, temple, in the ear, or in front of the ear first begin? | |||
 Mean ± SD | 45.77 ± 70.11 | 68.37 ± 112.98 | 0.204 |
 Median (IQR) | 17.00 (6.0–48.00) | 24 (11.00–72.00) | |
Report of headache: In the last 30Â days, have you had any headaches that included the temple areas of your head? | |||
 No | 53 (54.1%) | 20 (45.5%) | 0.342 |
 Yes | 45 (45.9%) | 24 (54.5%) | |
Headache duration: How many years or months ago did your temple headache first begin? | |||
 (Mean ± SD) | 56.95 ± 75.12 | 52.65 ± 137.22 | 0.259 |
 Median (IQR) | 18.00 (3.00–96.00) | 12 (2.00–36.00) | |
Characteristic Pain Intensity (CPI) (1–100) | |||
 Mean ± SD) | 52.75 ± 23.10 | 55.85 ± 23.34 | 0.459 |
 Median (IQR) | 50.00 (39.16–66.66) | 60.00 (35.00–76.66) | |
Pain persistence: On how many days in the last 6Â months have you had facial pain? | |||
 (Mean ± SD) | 77.68 ± 75.20 | 73.35± 66.32 | 0.499 |
 Median (IQR) | 30.00 (13.50 -180.00) | 50.00 (20.00–120.00) | |
Pain Persistence Score: | |||
 Low (≤ 89 days) | 50 (61.7%) | 25 (62.5%) | 0.934 |
 High (≥ 90 days) | 31 (38.3%) | 15 (37.5%) | |