Table 2 Age, gender, educational sector, dental fear, SCOFF status, BMI, mental well-being, attitude towards food of the study population (n = 3003) by SCOFF and by dental fear
| SCOFF | Dental fear | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
All n |
SCOFF positive* n (%) | p-value§ |
All n |
High n (%) | p-value§ | |
| Age | 2882 | 2834 | 0.097 | |||
| 19–24 | 1407 | 125 (8.9) | 1310 | 112 (7.9) | ||
| 25–30 | 1145 | 114 (10.0) | 1066 | 92 (7.9) | ||
| 31–35 | 250 | 16 (6.4) | 254 | 30 (11.8) | ||
| Gender | 3003 | < 0.001 | 3013 | < 0.001 | ||
| Men | 1423 | 51 (3.6) | 1406 | 54 (3.8) | ||
| Women | 1580 | 224 (14.2) | 1607 | 180 (11.2) | ||
| Educational sector | 3003 | 0.033 | 3014 | 0.003 | ||
| Univ | 1775 | 146 (8.2) | 1807 | 119 (6.6) | ||
| UAS | 1228 | 129 (10.5) | 1207 | 115 (9.5) | ||
| Dental fear | 2943 | < 0.001 | – | – | ||
| No or low dental fear | 2715 | 229 (8.4) | – | – | ||
| High dental fear | 228 | 39 (17.1) | – | – | ||
| SCOFF status | – | – | 2943 | < 0.001 | ||
| Negative (< 2) | – | – | 2675 | 189 (7.0) | ||
| Positive (≥ 2) | – | – | 268 | 39 (14.5) | ||
| BMI† | 2955 | < 0.001 | 2945 | < 0.001 | ||
| < 18.5 (underweight) | 62 | 9 (14.5) | 62 | 6 (9.7) | ||
| 18.5–24.9 (normal weight) | 1996 | 148 (7.5) | 1978 | 137 (6.9) | ||
| 25–29.9 (overweight) | 705 | 77 (10.9) | 712 | 55 (7.7) | ||
| ≥ 30 (obese or extremely obese) | 192 | 36 (18.8) | 193 | 31 (16.0) | ||
| Mental well-being | 2990 | < 0.001 | 2765 | < 0.001 | ||
| Poor or moderate | 1035 | 165 (15.9) | 922 | 110 (10.7) | ||
| Good or very good | 1935 | 109 (5.6) | 1843 | 122 (6.2) | ||
| Normal attitude towards food | 2987 | < 0.001 | 2975 | < 0.001 | ||
| Yes | 2412 | 64 (2.6) | 2399 | 157 (6.5) | ||
| No/I don’t know | 575 | 209 (36.3) | 576 | 75 (13.0) | ||