Age | ||||
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Dental anxiety | Total sample (N, %) | < 46 years (N, %) | ≥ 46 years (N, %) | Chi2-test |
Low anxiety | 1072 (70) | 517 (69) | 555 (71) | χ2 (2, N = 1527) = 0.95, p = 0.62, v = 0.457 |
Moderate anxiety | 379 (25) | 191 (26) | 188 (24) | |
High anxiety | 76 (5) | 40 (5) | 36 (5) | |
Psychological distress | Total sample (M, SD) | < 46 years (M, SD) | ≥ 46 years (M, SD) | t-test |
Somatization | 1.94 (2.90) | 1.93 (2.76) | 1.95 (3.03) | t(1425) = −0.16, p = 0.874), d = − 0.008 |
Depression | 1.88 (3.35) | 2.33 (3.45) | 1.43 (3.17) | t(1423) = 5.16, p < 0.0001, d = 0.274 |
Anxiety | 2.78 (3.53) | 3.20 (3.31) | 2.39 (3.70) | t(1425) = 4.31, p < 0.0001, d = 0.228 |
GSI | 6.59 (8.21) | 7.44 (7.91) | 5.76 (8.38) | t(1426) = 3.89, p < 0.0001, d = 0.206 |