Highly educated patients have lower dental compliance during the COVID-19 pandemic: an observational study

BMC Oral Health

Table 4 Appointment interval, gender and educational level during Pre-COVID-19 and During COVID-19 periods

	Pre-COVID-19	COVID-19
	Number of days between visits	Number of days between visits
All patients	34.96 ± 1.49	42.71 ± 2.30
All attendance patients
Educational level
Low	36.88 ± 7.22	22.46 ± 6.34
High	33.00 ± 1.58	39.26 ± 2.47
p value	0.61	0.02*
Gender
Male	33.65 ± 2.51	36.04 ± 3.92
Female	32.86 ± 1.95	39.42 ± 2.94
p value	0.81	0.49

Number of days between visits in Pre-COVID-19: number of days between the return visit and previous visit
Number of days between visits in During COVID-19: number of days between the return visit and the next appointment
*p < 0.05 using two-sample t-test

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