Table 1.
Mean dental fear in relation to age, sex, and school type
| Variables | N (%) | Mean (SD) | 95% CI | Min–Max | Test value (P value) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lower Bound | Upper Bound | ||||||
| Age | 12 | 312 (20.5) | 27.96 (11.23) | 26.71 | 29.21 | 15–74 | F = 7.42‡ (< 0.001*) |
| 13 | 464 (30.5) | 26.01(9.07a) | 25.18 | 26.84 | 15–63 | ||
| 14 | 413 (27.1) | 25.55 (8.47a) | 24.73 | 26.37 | 15–65 | ||
| 15 | 333 (21.9) | 24.63 (8.35a) | 23.73 | 25.53 | 15–68 | ||
| Sex | Male | 826 (54.3) | 23.12 (7.12) | 22.63 | 23.60 | 15–68 |
t = 193.16† (< 0.001*) |
| Female | 696 (45.7) | 29.39 (10.41) | 28.62 | 30.17 | 15–74 | ||
| School Type | Public | 1027 (67.5) | 26.52 (9.75) | 25.93 | 27.12 | 15–74 |
t = 10.55† (< 0.001*) |
| Private | 495 (32.5) | 24.87 (8.23) | 24.14 | 25.60 | 15–69 | ||
| Total | 1522 (100) | 25.99 (9.31) | 25.52 | 26.45 | 15–74 | ||
N total number of children, SD Standard deviation, CI Confidence interval
*Statistically significant (P < 0.05), ‡Analysis of variance, † t-test
Means sharing the same alphabetical letter superscripts are not significantly different from each other (post-hoc, P ≥ 0.05)
Means that have different alphabetical letter superscripts are significantly different from each other (post-hoc, P < 0.05)