From:  Prevalence profile of burning mouth syndrome in a sample of Egyptian population: A cross-sectional clinical based study

The frequencies of BMS data

                                                                                                    Variables                                                   BMS
n%p-value
Time of the day of BMSMorning2330.7%< 0.001*
Night45.3%
Day and night3344%
Daytime1317.3%
Evening22.7%
Oral drynessYes5978.7%< 0.001*
No1621.3%
Taste disturbanceYes3749.3%0.908ns
No3850.7%
Quality of lifeA little1418.7%0.404ns
Moderately2432%
Very much1722.7%
Extremely2026.7%
PSS scoresLow stress00%< 0.001*
Moderate stress4053.3%
High perceived stress3546.7%
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*: significant (p < 0.05); ns: non-significant (p ≥ 0.05); BMS: burning mouth syndrome; PSS: Perceived Stress Scale