The impact of psychological attachment on the relationship between periodontal health and dental fear in patients with versus without psoriasis: a questionnaire-based, cross-sectional study

Table 1 Univariate group differences

Variable	Group with psoriasis	Group without psoriasis	χ²
Variable	N	N	χ²
Sex
Male	59	43	5.42*
Female	41	58
Dental care utilization style
When experiencing discomfort	21	17	0.52
Regular control appointments	79	83
	M (SD)	M (SD)	F
HAQ dental fear	21.23 (10.36)	16.37 (9.13)	1.81
CPI	2.92 (.98)	2.01 (1.00)	42.12***
RQ attachment anxiety	− 3.08 (3.13)	− 4.24 (3.76)	5.36*
RQ attachment avoidance	− 1.29 (3.33)	− 1.39 (2.30)	0.05
Age	47.38 (14.68)	46.90 (16.78)	0.05
Smoking	.81 (.78)	1.33 (.79)	21.96***
Dental hygiene	1.65 (.52)	1.84 (.37)	9.40**
DMFT score	13.67 (6.87)	11.66 (7.16)	4.11*

HAQ hierarchical anxiety questionnaire, CPI community periodontal index, RQ relationship questionnaire, DMFT decayed, missing, filled teeth index, N number of
***p > 0.001, **p > 0.01, *p > 0.05, ‘p > 0.10

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