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Table 3 Test statistics and p-values for the comparison of the level of dental anxiety according to the examined age and gender variables in the study (N = 500)

From: Relationship between dental anxiety levels and oral health among dental patients in Turkey: a cross-sectional study

Variable

n (%)

Statistical Test

p

Age

 

Kruskal–Wallis

X2 = 14.197

0.007*

 ˂ 20ab

16 (3.2)

 20–34b

182 (36.4)

 35–49ab

169 (33.8)

 50–64a

107 (21.4)

 65–79ab

23 (4.6)

 > 79ab

3 (0.6)

Gender

 

Mann–Whitney U

U = 20164.500

≤ 0.001**

 Female

276 (55.2)

 Male

224 (44.8)

  1. *Kruskal–Wallis test (X2)
  2. **Mann–Whitney U test (U): test statistics. The bold number indicates statistical significance, p < 0.05. Different lowercase superscripts show a statistically significant difference between the columns and variable groups