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Table 3 Percentage distribution of respondents according to dental anxiety, gender, dental attendance patterns and survey year

From: Dental anxiety and dental attendance among 25-year-olds in Norway: time trends from 1997 to 2007

 

1997

2007

 

Total

Male

Female

Total

Male

Female

High dental anxiety

17.5 (125)

11.5 (40)

23.0 (85)**

16.7 (246)

11.3 (61)

19.8 (185)**

  

Dental attendance (Low) a

Dental attendance

(High)b

 

Dental attendance (Low)a

Dental attendance

(High)b

  

29.1 (59)

11.4 (51)**

 

21.0 (99)

13.6 (88)*

  

Education-Low c

Education-High d

 

Education-Low c

Education-High d

  

15.8 (65)

21.0 (54)*

 

18.9 (143)

13.9 (92)

  1. Percentages of those who had high dental anxiety (DAS ≥ 13).
  2. **p < 0.001
  3. *p < 0.05
  4. a- dental care less than once a year
  5. b dental care once a year
  6. c ≤ 13 yr
  7. d > 13 yr