Table 7 Association between CFSS-DS 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 CFSS-DS | 95% CI | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Gender | ||||
Boys | 121 (52.6) | 35.26 | 33.34, 37.18 | 0.001 |
Girls | 109 (47.4) | 40.14 | 37.92, 42.35 | |
Age (years) | ||||
9 | 79 (34.3) | 37.80 | 35.27, 40.32 | |
10 | 107 (46.5) | 37.97 | 35.73, 40.21 | 0.666 |
*11-12 | 44 (19.2) | 36.18 | 32.84, 39.53 | |
Overall Mean CFSS-DS score | 230 | 37.57 | 36.09, 39.05 |