Table 6 Association between MCDAS f scores with demographic characteristics of the school children
From: Psychometric properties of the faces version of the Malay-modified child dental anxiety scale
Demographic variable | N (%) | Mean MCDASf | 95% CI | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Gender | ||||
Boys | 121 (52.6) | 20.45 | 19.42, 21.48 | 0.000 |
Girls | 109 (47.4) | 23.23 | 22.14, 24.32 | |
Age (years) | ||||
9 | 79 (34.3) | 21.14 | 19.78, 22.50 | |
10 | 107 (46.5) | 21.93 | 20.84, 23.02 | 0.436 |
*11-12 | 44 (19.2) | 22.50 | 20.68, 24.32 | |
Overall Mean MCDASf score | 230 | 21.77 | 21.01, 22.53 |