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. 2019 Nov;29(6):719–726. doi: 10.4314/ejhs.v29i6.8

Table 4.

Relationships some variable with MDAS and STAI score

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