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. 2014 Apr 15;8(4):ZC29–ZC34. doi: 10.7860/JCDR/2014/7678.4245

[Table/Fig-4]:

Distribution of patients with fear while hearing the drill *Chi-square (χ2) test

n Low fear Afraid Very afraid Terrified p-value*
No. % No. % No. % No. %
Music
No 144 27 18.75 86 59.72 24 16.67 7 4.86 0.545
Yes 36 9 25.00 27 75.00 0 0.00 0 0.00
Setup
College 90 12 13.33 52 57.78 20 22.22 6 6.67 0.000*
Private Clinics 90 24 26.67 61 67.78 4 4.44 1 1.11
Age (years)
15-30 84 23 27.38 52 61.90 8 9.52 1 1.19 0.000*
31-40 50 8 16.00 38 76.00 4 8.00 0 0.00
41-50 46 5 10.87 23 50.00 12 26.09 6 13.04
Gender
Male 82 29 35.37 47 57.32 5 6.10 1 1.22 0.000*
Female 98 7 7.14 66 67.35 19 19.39 6 6.12
Residence
Rural 65 11 16.92 37 56.92 15 23.08 2 3.08 0.048
Urban 115 25 21.74 76 66.09 9 7.83 5 4.35
Education
Graduate 52 18 34.62 31 59.62 2 3.85 1 1.92 0.000*
High School 58 12 20.69 36 62.07 5 8.62 5 8.62
Middle School 41 5 12.20 30 73.17 6 14.63 0 0.00
Primary School 13 1 7.69 9 69.23 2 15.38 1 7.69
Illiterate 16 0 0.00 7 43.75 9 56.25 0 0.00
Occupation
Student 33 7 21.21 23 69.70 3 9.09 0 0.00 0.000*
Self Employed 27 3 11.11 18 66.67 1 3.70 5 18.52
Skilled 16 9 56.25 5 31.25 2 12.50 0 0.00
Unskilled 16 0 0.00 15 93.75 0 0.00 1 6.25
Govt. Employee 19 5 26.32 13 68.42 1 5.26 0 0.00
Pvt. Employee 35 12 34.29 18 51.43 4 11.43 1 2.86
Unemployed 34 0 0.00 21 61.76 13 38.24 0 0.00