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Table 2 Mean/median DASS/PSQI scores for the control and case groups with painful and non-painful TMDs.

From: Comparison of painful temporomandibular disorders, psychological characteristics, sleep quality, and oral health-related quality of life of patients seeking care before and during the Covid-19 pandemic

  

Painful TMDs

Non-painful TMDs

Variables

 

Before Covid (BC)

During Covid (DC)

P-value^

Before Covid (BC)

During Covid (DC)

P-value^

DASS-21

       

Total-DASS

Mean (SD)

31.03 (28.90)

27.85 (25.75)

0.583

22.69 (24.24)

21.51 (20.24)

0.847

 

Median (IQR)

21.00 (38.00) a

22.00 (34.00) A

12.00 (32.00) b

18.00 (26.00) A

Depression

Mean (SD)

9.02 (10.43)

7.37 (8.70)

0.522

5.67 (8.03)

5.18 (6.29)

0.534

 

Median (IQR)

6.00 (14.00) a

4.00 (12.00) A

2.00 (10.00) b

4.00 (8.00) A

Anxiety

Mean (SD)

10.00 (9.17)

8.55 (8.60)

0.209

7.90 (7.98)

7.93 (7.83)

0.854

 

Median (IQR)

8.00 (13.00) a

6.00 (10.00) A

6.00 (9.50) a

6.00 (8.00) A

Stress

Mean (SD)

12.02 (11.08)

11.94 (10.50)

0.928

9.12 (9.91)

8.40 (8.52)

0.981

 

Median (IQR)

10.00 (18.00) a

10.00 (14.00) A

6.00 (13.50) b

6.00 (10.00) B

PSQI

       

Total-PSQI

Mean (SD)

6.93 (4.04)

7.26 (4.12)

0.567

6.34 (3.43)

5.84 (2.93)

0.404

Median (IQR)

6.00 (5.00) a

7.00 (5.00) A

5.50 (4.75) a

6.00 (3.00) B

Subjective sleep quality

Mean (SD)

1.16 (0.78)

1.19 (0.88)

0.853

1.22 (0.72)

1.11 (0.64)

0.335

Median (IQR)

1.00 (1.00) a

1.00 (1.00) A

1.00 (1.00) a

1.00 (0) A

Sleep latency

Mean (SD)

1.08 (1.04)

1.35 (0.97)

0.039

DC > BC

1.13 (0.93)

1.07 (0.98)

0.565

Median (IQR)

1.00 (2.00) a

1.00 (1.00) A

1.00 (2.00) a

1.00 (2.00) B

Sleep duration

Mean (SD)

1.18 (0.85)

1.05 (0.93)

0.235

1.06 (0.88)

0.76 (0.70)

0.011

BC > DC

Median (IQR)

1.00 (2.00) a

1.00 (2.00) A

1.00 (2.00) a

1.00 (1.00) B

Sleep efficiency

Mean (SD)

0.53 (0.97)

0.62 (0.99)

0.370

0.47 (0.84)

0.22 (0.48)

0.029

BC > DC

Median (IQR)

0 (1.00) a

0 (1.00) A

0 (1.00) a

0 (0) B

Sleep disturbances

Mean (SD)

1.13 (0.52)

1.06 (0.54)

0.310

0.98 (0.46)

0.97 (0.50)

0.766

Median (IQR)

1.00 (0) a

1.00 (0) A

1.00 (0) b

1.00 (0) A

Use of sleep medication

Mean (SD)

0.31 (0.86)

0.59 (1.09)

0.013

DC > BC

0.10 (0.38)

0.14 (0.55)

0.927

Median (IQR)

0 (0) a

0 (1.00) A

0 (0) a

0 (0) B

Daytime dysfunction

Mean (SD)

1.54 (1.06)

1.44 (1.02)

0.453

1.37 (0.97)

1.40 (0.94)

0.761

Median (IQR)

2.00 (1.00) a

1.00 (1.00) A

1.00 (1.00) a

1.00 (1.00) A

  1. the control group: before Covid; the case group: during Covid; SD = standard deviation; IQR = interquartile range. Results of ^Mann-Whitney U test. Bold indicates p < 0.05 for before and during Covid comparisons. Different lower or upper-case letters indicate p < 0.05 for painful and non-painful TMD comparisons