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Table 2 Mean salivary amylase (pcg/l) levels across different groups at 3 month recall and 1 year recall

From: The impact of dental treatment and age on salivary cortisol and alpha-amylase levels of patients with varying degrees of dental anxiety

Measurement time

Group

N

Mean

Std. Deviation

F

Sig*

3 months

Controla

61

36,381.83

2832.02

3.693

0.029**

Anxiousab

61

48,540.68

4943.94

Phobicb

61

69,986.58

2302.06

1 Year

Controla

52

36,212.35

1992.72

4.082

0.007**

Anxiousa

50

47,206.11

2014.83

Phobicb

48

71,949.42

1813.21

  1. *Significance calculated using one way ANOVA
  2. ** Differences significant at p < 0.05
  3. a,b Groups with different superscripts show significant difference at p < 0.05 when compared using the Tukey’s post-hoc test
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BMC Oral Health

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