Prevalence and clinical associations of reduction in jaw opening. Results are shown as No (%) unless indicated otherwise
| Patients with pain and/or reduction in jaw opening (n=45) | Patients without this problem (n=171) | |
|---|---|---|
| *p<0.05; | ||
| **p<0.001. (χ2 test, exact Fisher’s test, or Mann-Withney U test, as needed); | ||
| † results not available for one patient; | ||
| ‡results not available for two patients. | ||
| Mean age (years) | 75.6 | 75.1 |
| Men | 13 (29) | 60 (35) |
| Acute onset of symptoms | 22 (49) | 60 (36)‡ |
| Delay in diagnosis (days) | 58 (10–350) | 78 (4–360) |
| Headache (temple) | 43 (96) | 127 (74)* |
| Occipitalgia | 29 (64) | 73 (43)* |
| Temporal artery clinically abnormal | 34 (77)† | 81 (47)** |
| Jaw claudication | 27 (60) | 52 (30)** |
| Multiple jaw-mouth-throat symptoms | 31 (69) | 29 (17)** |
| Permanent visual loss | 7 (16) | 22 (13) |
| Rheumatic symptoms | 14 (31) | 68 (40) |
| Large artery involvement | 5 (11) | 31 (18) |
| Constitutional symptoms | 29 (66)† | 127 (74) |
| Positive result of temporal artery biopsy | 38 (84) | 138 (81) |
| Mean (SD) erythrocyte sedimentation rate (mm/1st h) | 88.8 (29.2) | 90.7 (27.5) |
| Mean (SD) C reactive protein (mg/l) | 99 (62) | 94 (59) |
| Mean (SD) haemoglobin (g/l) | 115 (23) | 113 (16) |
| Mean (SD) platelet value (g/l) | 444 (148) | 426 (146) |