Table 3. Frequency distribution of orthodontic patients’ attitude toward fixed orthodontic treatment according to age, gender and duration of orthodontic treatment.

Variable	Age		Gender		Duration of treatment		Total n (%)
	Adolescents (n= 119) n (%)	Adults (n=178) n (%)	Female (n=207) n (%)	Male (n=90) n (%)	<18 month (n=231) n (%)	≥18 month (n=66) n (%)
Negative attitude (Scores 0-5)	52 (44%)	123 (69%)	124 (60%)	51 (57%)	128 (55%)	47 (71%)	175 (59%)
Positive attitude (Scores 6-9)	67 (56%)	55 (31%)	83 (40%)	39 (43%)	103 (45%)	19 (29%)	122 (41%)
(Chi square; P value)	(19.02; 0.000)***		(0.272; 0.346)		(5.295; 0.014)*

*P<0.05, ***P<0.001.