Association of Test Anxiety with Temporomandibular Disorder in Health Professions Students: A Cross-Sectional Study

Table 3

Comparison of TMD score in different categories of study participants.

Study variables	Mean TMD score	value
College
Dental college	23.3 ± 18.02	0.021
Medical college	21.01 ± 16.39
Pharmacy college	25.66 ± 19.47
Gender
Male	21.7 ± 18.17	0.047
Female	24.1 ± 17.57
Academic year
Preclinical years	24.78 ± 18.87	0.080
Clinical years	22.39 ± 17.47
Grade point average (GPA)
Low	21.93 ± 18.13	0.146
High	23.72 ± 17.69
Father’s education level
No/school education	22.57 ± 16.71	0.577
College/university education	23.28 ± 18.49
Mother’s education level
No/school education	24.18 ± 18.4	0.096
College/university education	22.16 ± 17.43
Monthly family income (N = 656)
Low	23.75 ± 16.99	0.783
Middle	23.66 ± 18.28
High	22.71 ± 17.82
Test anxiety
Low	20.25 ± 16.97	<0.001
High	25.6 ± 18.32