Table 4.

Mean CFSS-DS scores by gender and age

Variables	2008–2011		2012–2014		2015–2017
	N=299		N=367		N=395
	N (%)	CFSS-DS score Mean (SD)	N (%)	CFSS-DS score Mean (SD)	N (%)	CFSS-DS score Mean (SD)
Gender
Male	152 (50.8)	25.3 (10.2)	172 (46.9)	26.0 (10.1)	209 (52.9)	23.6 (10.3)
Female	147 (49.2)	23.4 (9.9)	195 (53.1)	25.4 (9.9)	186 (47.1)	24.9 (10.5)
Age (years)
5–7	113 (37.8)	28.1 (9.7)	148 (40.3)	29.6 (10.2)	180 (45.6)	29.3 (10.3)
8–10	110 (36.8)	24.6 (10.4)	143 (39.0)	23.9 (9.8)	146 (37.0)	20.2 (10.6)*
11–12	76 (25.4)	18.6 (10.4)	76 (20.7)	21.5 (10.1)	69 (17.4)	19.4 (10.3)
Mean		24.4 (10.0)		25.7 (10.2)		24.2 (10.4)

N=total number of children.

*Statistically significant (p<0.05).

CFSS-DS, Children’s Fear Survey Schedule-Dental Subscale.