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Table 1 Results of linear regression analysis in three scales among 1203 patients

From: Dental fear and its possible relationship with periodontal status in Chinese adults: a preliminary study

 

Gender

Age

Marital status

Education

Periodontal status

Dental attendances

Scaling

Bleeding on brushing

Dentine hypersensitivity

DAS

         

B

1.44

-0.03

0.68

0.28

0.56

-0.45

0.43

0.38

0.53

Beta

0.23

-0.15

0.11

0.06

0.08

-0.06

0.10

0.07

0.10

P

<0.001

<0.001

0.003

0.034

0.004

0.045

0.002

0.013

0.001

95% CI

1.09 ~ 1.79

-0.05 ~ -0.01

0.23 ~ 1.12

0.22 ~ 0.54

0.17 ~ 0.94

-0.89 ~ -0.01

0.15 ~ 0.71

0.08 ~ 0.68

0.23 ~ 0.84

DFS

         

B

8.13

-0.09

NO

1.80

3.49

-2.44

2.38

2.68

2.27

Beta

0.25

-0.08

NO

0.07

0.10

-0.06

0.10

0.10

0.08

P

<0.001

0.010

NO

0.009

0.001

0.036

0.001

0.001

0.005

95% CI

6.33 ~ 9.33

-0.15 ~ -0.02

NO

0.45 ~ 3.14

1.51 ~ 5.46

-4.71 ~ -0.16

0.93 ~ 3.82

1.13 ~ 4.22

0.69 ~ 3.85

S-DAI

         

B

3.56

-0.04

NO

NO

1.41

NO

1.39

NO

NO

Beta

0.20

-0.07

NO

NO

0.08

NO

0.11

NO

NO

P

<0.001

0.030

NO

NO

0.012

NO

<0.001

NO

NO

95% CI

2.58 ~ 4.55

-0.07 ~ 0.00

NO

NO

0.31 ~ 2.51

NO

0.64 ~ 2.13

NO

NO

  1. B, Unstandardized Coefficients; Beta, Standardized coefficients; 95% CI, 95% Confidence interval; NO, variable not included in the model.