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Table 1 Description of the participants (n = 8514) according to background factorsa

From: Association between dental fear and oral health habits and treatment need among University students in Finland: a national study

 

n

All %

Men %

Women %

Gender

    

 Men

2958

34.7

  

 Women

5556

65.3

  

Age

    

  ≤ 19

2516

29.6

19.9

34.7

 20

2150

25.3

30.3

22.6

 21–24

2164

25.4

30.1

22.9

 25–29

927

10.9

12.4

10.1

 30–39

481

5.6

5.2

5.9

 40+

276

3.2

2.1

3.9

General mood

    

 Positive (1 to +10)

563

89.7

89.6

89.8

 Neutral (0)

310

3.6

4.3

3.3

 Negative (−10 to −1)

7641

6.6

6.2

6.8

Feelings in social situations

    

 Positive (1 to +10)

6133

72.0

74.2

70.9

 Neutral (0)

617

7.2

7.9

6.9

 Negative (−10 to −1)

1764

20.7

17.9

22.2

  1. aGender, age, general mood and feelings in social situations