Table 4.
Variable | Number | MDAS Score | Statistics | STAI Score | Statistics | ||
Gender | Mean | Std. Deviation | Mean | Std. Deviation | |||
Female | 202 | 14,27 | 4,52 | t=5,89 | 45,14 | 8,53 | t=2,19 |
Male | 140 | 11,50 | 3,89 | p<0,001 | 43,18 | 7,58 | p=0,03 |
Age | |||||||
<40 years | 230 | 13,30 | 4,43 | t=0,98 | 43,59 | 8,14 | t=2,44 |
≥ 40 years | 112 | 12,79 | 4,57 | p=0,33 | 45,88 | 8,14 | p=0,02 |
Educational level | |||||||
Under high school | 81 | 13,49 | 4,42 | t=0,83 | 46,85 | 8,88 | t=3,20 |
High school | 261 | 13,02 | 4,50 | p=0,41 | 43,56 | 7,83 | p<0,001 |
Marital status | |||||||
Married | 215 | 13,36 | 4,56 | t=1,23 | 45,08 | 8,58 | t=2,19 |
Single | 127 | 12,75 | 4,32 | p=0,22 | 43,08 | 7,37 | p=0,03 |
Income | |||||||
Insufficient | 56 | 13,30 | 4,32 | t=0,31 | 46,98 | 8,75 | t=2,66 |
Sufficient | 286 | 13,10 | 4,51 | p=0,76 | 43,82 | 8,00 | p=0,008 |
Fear of dental examination | |||||||
Yes | 144 | 15,59 | 4,19 | t=9,98 | 45,40 | 9,05 | t=2,06 |
No | 198 | 11,35 | 3,78 | p<0,001 | 43,56 | 7,45 | p=0,04 |