Table 1.

Demographic data for both waves

Demographic Data in (% or mean ± SEM)	Sex	Age	Partner	Number of children	DAS	DAS no/low anxiety	DAS moderate anxiety	DAS severe anxiety	L-1	Annual dentist appointments	Frequency of tooth brushing	G-Score	Perceived condition of health	Perceived influence over health	PHQ-2	GAD-2	OSSS-3
Wave 27: 2013/2014 (N = 329)	53.6% ♀	40.20 ± 0.03	77.1% ± 0.03 yes	1.75 ± 0.05	9.47 ± 0.23	80.4%	8.0%	11.7%	2.25 ± 0.04	2.53 ± 0.04	2.93 ± 0.03	3.72 ± 0.15	2.34 ± 0.05	1.94 ± 0.05	2.88 ± 0.07	3.03 ± 0.07	10.28 ± 0.10
Wave 31: 2019/2020 (N = 323)	55.7% ♀	47.15 ± 0.03	81.4% ± 0.02 yes	1.79 ± 0.04	9.21 ± 0.23	81.4%	8.4%	10.2%	2.17 ± 0.45	2.59 ± 0.04	2.91 ± 0.03	3.77 ± 0.16	2.43 ± 0.05	1.93 ± 0.04	2.85 ± 0.06	2.92 ± 0.07	10.52 ± 0.11

Demographic data for sex (female ♀), age (in years), partnership (yes/no), number of children, dental anxiety measured with DAS (≤ 12: no/low anxiety, 13–14: moderate anxiety, ≥15: severe anxiety), life satisfaction measured with L-1 (1: dissatisfied − 5: satisfied), annual dentist appointments (1: never − 4: more than twice), daily frequency of tooth brushing (1: never − 6: more often than four times), perceived physical health measured with G-Score (complaints regarding nervousness, stomach complaints, insomnia, and heart complaints 0: never − 3: frequently), perceived condition of health (1: poor − 5: very good), perceived influence over health (1: not at all − 5: a great deal), indication for depression measured with PHQ-2 (0: not at all − 3: nearly every day), indication for anxiety measured with GAD-2 (0: not at all − 3: nearly every day), and social support measured with OSSS-3 (1: none − 4: more than five). % or mean ± SEM are reported.