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Table 3 Mean salivary cortisol levels (pcg/l) across different groups at 3 month recall and 1 year recall

From: The impact of dental treatment and age on salivary cortisol and alpha-amylase levels of patients with varying degrees of dental anxiety

Measurement time

Group

N

Mean

Std. Deviation

F

Sig*

3 months

Controla

61

5.0434

3.053

3.693

0.000**

Anxiousb

61

9.8059

7.063

Phobicb

61

12.6056

4.813

1 Year

Controla

52

5.6434

1.753

4.082

0.000**

Anxiousb

50

10.9059

6.883

Phobicb

48

11.6056

2.713

  1. *Significance calculated using one way ANOVA
  2. ** Differences significant at p < 0.05
  3. a,b Groups with different superscripts show significant difference at p < 0.05 when compared using the Tukey’s post-hoc test