Table 1 Mean DAS scores by sociodemographic and dental service-use characteristics
From: A national cross-sectional survey of dental anxiety in the French adult population
variables | Items | Description | DAS score | DAS score/variables | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
N | % | Mean | SD | p values | ||
site | countryside | 451 | 17 | 8.4 | 3.4 | p < 0.01 |
city > 100,000 inhabitants | 792 | 29 | 7.9 | 3.2 | ||
city < 100,000 inhabitants | 939 | 34 | 8.3 | 3.6 | ||
Paris | 420 | 15 | 8.6 | 3.8 | ||
overseas territories | 123 | 5 | 9.3 | 4.1 | ||
age (years) | 15–19 | 99 | 4 | 8.5 | 3.5 | p < 0.001 |
20–24 | 190 | 7 | 8.6 | 3.3 | ||
25–54 | 1425 | 52 | 8.7 | 3.6 | ||
55–59 | 327 | 12 | 7.7 | 3.3 | ||
60–64 | 220 | 8 | 7.9 | 3.3 | ||
65–74 | 284 | 10 | 7.7 | 3.1 | ||
75–84 | 134 | 5 | 7.3 | 2.9 | ||
85 and more | 46 | 2 | 6.6 | 3.1 | ||
number of dental appointments | more than 50 | 464 | 21 | 7.9 | 3.3 | p < 0.01 |
20–50 | 1509 | 68 | 8.6 | 3.5 | ||
oct-20 | 131 | 6 | 9.7 | 3.8 | ||
01-oct | 59 | 3 | 9.0 | 4.4 | ||
never | 31 | 2 | 10.1 | 4.5 | ||
last dental appointment (no. of years) | more than 10 | 45 | 2 | 10.2 | 5.0 | p < 0.001 |
05-oct | 274 | 10 | 8.9 | 3.7 | ||
03-mai | 531 | 19 | 8.3 | 3.4 | ||
01-mars | 1024 | 38 | 8.2 | 3.4 | ||
within the year | 851 | 31 | 8.1 | 3.5 | ||
occupational category | farmers | 95 | 3 | 9.0 | 4.2 | p < 0.001 |
manual workers | 152 | 6 | 8.0 | 3.6 | ||
technicians | 840 | 31 | 7.8 | 3.2 | ||
employees | 604 | 22 | 8.7 | 3.7 | ||
shopkeepers | 246 | 9 | 8.4 | 3.6 | ||
executives | 358 | 13 | 9.0 | 3.7 | ||
retired | 430 | 16 | 7.2 | 2.9 | ||
avoidance of care | yes | 527 | 19 | 11.9 | 3.9 | P < 0.001 |
no | 2 198 | 81 | 7.4 | 2.8 | ||
cancellation of dental appointments | yes | 199 | 7 | 12.9 | 4.3 | p < 0.001 |
no | 2 526 | 93 | 7.9 | 3.1 | ||