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Table 4.

Association of child and adolescent dental fear with gender, age, self-reported health status and tooth brushing habits.

Variable	Category	Relative Ratio of the Fear Score Means (95% CI) and p-Value
		Total ^a	Gender ^b		Age Group ^c
		Total ^a	Boys	Girls	11–14 Years	15–16 Years	17–18 Years
Gender	Girls	1.19 (1.12–1.27) p < 0.001			1.19 (1.05–1.35) p = 0.006	1.24 (1.13–1.36) p < 0.001	1.14 (1.02–1.27) p = 0.023
Gender	Boys	1.00			1.00	1.00	1.00
Age group	17–18 years	1.03 (0.95–1.12) p = 0.490	1.06 (0.94–1.20) p = 0.328	1.01 (0.90–1.13) p = 0.839
	15–16 years	1.05 (0.97–1.13) p = 0.240	1.02 (0.91–1.15) p = 0.691	1.06 (0.95–1.19) p = 0.264
	11–14 years	1.00	1.00	1.00
Self-reported general health status	Less good health	1.00 (0.92–1.09) p = 0.962	0.91 (0.78–1.05) p = 0.194	1.06 (0.95–1.17) p = 0.323	0.88 (0.72–1.07) p = 0.192	1.03 (0.90–1.17) p = 0.675	1.04 (0.90–1.20) p = 0.565
Self-reported general health status	Good health	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00
Self-reported rating of caries experience	Treatment is needed	1.14 (1.07–1.22) p < 0.001	1.12 (1.02–1.24) p = 0.024	1.16 (1.07–1.26) p ≤ 0.001	1.14 (0.97–1.26) p = 0.143	1.14 (1.03–1.26) p = 0.009	1.17 (1.06–1.31) p = 0.003
Self-reported rating of caries experience	No carries lesions	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00
Self-reported rating of malocclusion	Anomalies were observed	1.01 (0.95–1.08) p = 0.708	0.96 (0.87–1.05) p = 0.354	1.06 (0.97–1.15) p = 0.196	1.10 (0.97–1.25) p = 0.140	0.95 (0.86–1.04) p = 0.242	1.04 (0.93–1.16) p = 0.474
Self-reported rating of malocclusion	No anomalies	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00
Tooth brushing	Irregular	1.04 (0.97–1.11) p = 0.285	1.03 (0.94–1.13) p = 0.530	1.04 (0.95–1.14) p = 0.383	1.08 (0.95–1.23) p = 0.264	1.02 (0.92–1.12) p = 0.756	1.03 (0.92–1.16) p = 0.600
Tooth brushing	Regular	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00

Notes: ^a adjusted for gender and age group; ^b adjusted for age group; ^c adjusted for gender. The p-values of <0.05 are in bold.