Table2:
Means (s.d.) of total scores and subscales of Dental Fear survey (DFS) and the results of analyses of variance tests
All participants | Transgender male | Transgender female | Gender non-conforming | F | p | |
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Total score of DFS | 48.88 (19.27) | 44.74 (17.78) | 47.64 (20.36) | 58.14 (17.48) | 2.296 | 0.109 |
Avoidance | 16.87 (7.91) | 14.6 (7.28) | 16.28 (7.88) | 22.14 (7.09) | 4.687 | 0.013 |
Physiologic arousal | 11.64 (5.63) | 10.33 (4.77) | 12.28 (6.36) | 12.57 (5.35) | 1.023 | 0.365 |
Fears of specific stimuli/situations | 20.06 (8.06) | 19 (8.06) | 19.33 (8.40) | 23.43 (6.86) | 1.579 | 0.214 |