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Table 1 Distribution of age, RDC diagnoses medication usage and coinciding chronic pain disorders among the three subgroups.

From: TMD pain: the effect on health related quality of life and the influence of pain duration

 

Group

 

1

2

3

Total

15

16

64

Female/male

1/14

3/13

1/63

Age (sd)

37.6 (14.4)

37.5 (14.1)

41.6 (12.5)

RDC/TMD diagnosis:

n

n

n

Group I

3

8

20

Group II

0

0

3

Group III

5

7

24

Group I + group II

0

0

4

Group I + group III

5

0

12

Group II + group III

2

1

1

Analgesic usage

   

Paracetamol

0

1

7

NSAID

1

0

3

Tricyclic antidepressant

1

5

6

Tricyclic antidepressant + paracetamol

1

0

0

Tricyclic antidepressant + NSAID

0

0

2

NSAID + opioid

0

0

2

Other chronic pain condition

   

Rheumatoid arthritis

0

2

1

Hernia

0

0

1

Back pain

0

0

1

  1. Group 1: Myofascial pain
  2. Group 2: Disc displacement
  3. Group 3: Arthralgia/osteoarthritis/osteoarthrosis
  4. NSAID: Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug