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Table 3.

Correlation of orthodontic-related anxiety and different variables according to bivariate analysis among a sample of orthodontic patients (n=181)

			Mean	SE	P
Orthodontic treatment duration (months)	Female	≤ 24 months	5.17	0.304	0.434
	Female	> 24 months	5.57	0.406	0.434
	Male	≤ 24 months	4.59	0.436	0.037^*
	Male	> 24 months	6.08	0.544	0.037^*
Disrupting the final result (patient concern)	Female	Yes	0.01	0.011	0.011^*
	Female	No	6.31	0.453	0.011^*
	Male	Yes	5.47	0.645	0.579
	Male	No	5.04	0.419	0.579
I'm not worried (patient concern)	Female	Yes	3.46	0.655	0.003^*
	Female	No	5.58	0.251	0.003^*
	Male	Yes	4.4	0.885	0.346
	Male	No	5.31	0.381	0.346
Willingness to seek orthodontic treatment	Female	I am willing	4.96	0.302	0.034^*
	Female	Only in case of emergency/ I am not willing	6.07	0.424	0.034^*
	Male	I am willing	4.95	0.432	0.249
	Male	Only in case of emergency/ I am not willing	5.78	0.570	0.249
Fracture of orthodontic bands or brackets (patient problem)	Female	yes	5.32	0.498	0.990
	Female	No	5.31	0.279	0.990
	Male	Yes	6.11	0.520	0.021^*
	Male	No	4.48	0.444	0.021^*
Gingival swelling and bleeding (patient problem)	Female	yes	6.87	0.920	0.082
	Female	No	5.20	0.249	0.082
	Male	Yes	7.5	0.946	0.011^*
	Male	No	4.83	0.357	0.011^*

SE: standard error;

Significant