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Published online 2022 Feb 4. doi: 10.1186/s12903-022-02048-x
Table 2
Pain characteristics of the 2 study groups (local myalgia vs. myofascial pain with referral)
| Local myalgia | Myofascial pain with referral | p | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Temporal characteristics: In the last 30 days, which of the following best describes any pain in your jaw, temple, in the ear, or in front of the ear on either side? | |||
| No pain | 5 (4.5%) | 2 (2.4%) | 0.772 |
| Pain comes and goes | 72 (64.9%) | 52 (63.4%) | |
| Pain is always present | 34 (30.6%) | 28 (34.1%) | |
| 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) | 50.08 ± 73.01 | 61.03 ± 93.93 | 0.217 |
| Median (IQR) | 18.00 (6.00–60.00) | 24.00 (11.50–72.00) | |
| Report of headache: In the last 30 days, have you had any headaches that included the temple areas of your head? | |||
| No | 53 (46.9%) | 21 (25.6%) | 0.002 |
| Yes | 60 (53.1%) | 61 (74.4%) | |
| Headache duration: How many years or months ago did your temple headache first begin? | |||
| (Mean ± SD) | 62.73 ± 77.58 | 52.05 ± 98.93 | 0.295 |
| Median (IQR) | 27.00 (4.25–96.00) | 24.00 (3.00–60.00) | |
| Characteristic Pain Intensity (CPI) (1–100) | |||
| Mean ± SD) | 54.27 ± 23.03 | 60.9 ± 21.74) | 0.033 |
| Median (IQR) | 53.33 (40.00–70.00) | 66.67 (43.33–80.00) | |
| Pain persistence: On how many days in the last 6 months have you had facial pain? | |||
| (Mean ± SD) | 80.16 ± 76.44 | 84.51 ± 69.89 | 0.499 |
| Median (IQR) | 30.00 (13.25–180.00) | 60.00 (20.00–180.00) | |
| Pain Persistence Score: | |||
| Low (≤ 89 days) | 58 (60.4%) | 39 (53.4%) | 0.363 |
| High (≥ 90 days) | 38 (39.6%) | 34 (46.6%) | |
*Significant values are shown in bold