Table 2.

Mean values of the respective anxiety scales ± 1SD and range in brackets, for the study population as a whole and divided into high anxiety (HA) and low anxiety (LA) groups

	All participants	LA group	HA group	p-value
STAI state (current) anxiety	34.7 ± 9.7	29.5 ± 5.0	46.6 ± 6.9	<0.001
	(20–64)	(20–38)	(39–64)
HAQ dental anxiety	23.5 ± 8.6	20.2 ± 6.3	30.1 ± 8.9	<0.001
	(11–55)	(11–35)	(21–55)
VAS anticipated pain	26.7 ± 24.2	22.9 ± 23.7	34.7 ± 24.1	0.134
	(0–87)	(0–87)	(0–80)
VAS current stress level	26.1 ± 29.0	18.2 ± 26.2	43.5 ± 27.9	0.005
	(0–98)	(0–98)	(0–77)
MDMQ current mood	17.0 ± 3.1	18.1 ± 2.2	14.2 ± 3.1	<0.001
	(9–20)	(12–20)	(9–18)
MDMQ wakefulness	15.1 ± 4.0	16.5 ± 3.5	11.8 ± 3.0	<0.001
	(5–20)	(5–20)	(8–17)
MDMQ calmness	16.0 ± 3.3	17.3 ± 2.2	12.9 ± 3.5	<0.001
	(7–20)	(13–20)	(7–18)