Table 1 Comparison of patients from the POC vs. patients from the TMD/OFPOC regarding sociodemographic and descriptive data (percentages shown in parentheses)
Patients from the POC (n = 65) | Patients from the TMD/OFPOC (n = 60) | p | |
|---|---|---|---|
Age (years) | 53.03 ± 14.09 | 43.45 ± 14.01 | ***a |
Range (years) | 26 to 81 | 17 to 75 | |
Gender | 31 F; 34 M | 49 F; 11 M | ***b |
Number of children | 1.22 ± 1.08 | 1.02 ± 1.08 | n. s.c |
Education (%) | n. s.b | ||
10 years of school | 48 (73.8) | 38 (63.3) | |
12 years of school | 7 (10.8) | 9 (15.0) | |
13 years of school | 10 (15.4) | 12 (20.0) | |
No graduation | 0 (0) | 1 (1.7) | |
Marital status | n. s.b | ||
Single | 14 (21.5) | 16 (26.7) | |
Married | 40 (61.5) | 31 (51.7) | |
Divorced | 5 (7.7) | 8 (13.3) | |
Widowed | 4 (6.2) | 2 (3.3) | |
Re-married | 2 (3.1) | 3 (5.0) | |
Residence (1 missing) | n. s.b | ||
Duesseldorf | 39 (60.9) | 26 (43.3) | |
Up to 25 km outside of Duesseldorf | 10 (15.6) | 8 (13.3) | |
More than 25 km outside of Duesseldorf | 15 (23.4) | 26 (43.3) | |
Duration of complaints (months) (3 missing) | 32.81 ± 90.6 | 43.50 ± 80.41 | ***c |
Type of referral (8 missing) | **b | ||
Referred by general dentist | 16 (26.7) | 30 (52.6) | |
Without referral | 34 (56.7) | 14 (24.6) | |
Miscellaneous | 10 (16.7) | 13 (22.8) |