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Table 1 Respondents’ demographic characteristics

From: Knowledge of and attitudes towards erosive tooth wear among students of two Chinese universities

Characteristics

 

Age (Mean ± SD)

Knowledge score (Mean ± SD)

P-value

Attitude score (Mean ± SD)

P-value

Gender

Male (n = 192)

22.5 ± 1.6

7.6 ± 4.7

0.825

41.7 ± 7.6

< 0.001 (Female>Malea)

Female (n = 256)

22.2 ± 1.7

7.6 ± 4.7

43.5 ± 6.0

Group

NSs (n = 141)

22.7 ± 1.5

5.5 ± 4.0

< 0.001

(DSs > NSs, MSsa)

41.1 ± 6.9

< 0.001 (DSs > NSs, MSsa)

DSs (n = 154)

22.5 ± 1.2

11.5 ± 3.4

45.2 ± 6.5

MSs (n = 140)

223 ± 1.6

6.1 ± 4.0

41.8 ± 6.4

  1. NSs non-medical students, DSs dental students, MSs medical students
  2. a>indicates statistical significance