Table 1.
BGLs before and after dental treatments according to the gender, the type, and the duration of the intervention. p value < 0.05 is considered as significant
| Variable | N (%) | BGL before | BGL after | Mean of differences | p value | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean | SD | Mean | SD | |||||
| Gender | Female | 40 (48.2%) | 183.4 | 63.92 | 143.9 | 62.45 | 39.5 | 0.0002* |
| Male | 43 (51.8%) | 183.4 | 68.31 | 145.7 | 65.26 | 37.72 | 0.0014* | |
| Type of the dental treatment | Simple | 51 (61.4%) | 193.2 | 63.63 | 160.7 | 64.65 | 32.49 | 0.0008* |
| Unpleasant | 32 (38.6%) | 167.8 | 67.24 | 119.5 | 48.28 | 48.28 | 0.0004* | |
| Duration of the intervention | ≤30 minutes | 29 (34.9%) | 186.1 | 68.23 | 163.7 | 62.15 | 22.38 | 0.0055* |
| >30 minutes | 54 (65.1%) | 181.9 | 65.11 | 134.7 | 62.48 | 47.28 | <0.0001* | |
*
Significance decrease in BGL in females, males and children