Psychometric evaluation of the Japanese version of the fear of pain questionnaire-III and its association with dental anxiety: a cross-sectional study

Table 1 Sociodemographic valuables, experiences, the scores of fear of pain and dental anxiety of the participants

		Total (n = 400)	% or S.D.	Male (n = 200)	% or S.D.	Female(n = 200)	% or S.D.
Age		44.9	14.52	45.25	14.91	44.56	14.139
Occupation
	Salaried employment	208	52.00	138	69.00	70	35.00
	Self-employed	20	5.00	15	7.50	5	2.50
	Housewife	59	14.80	0	0.00	59	29.50
	Part-time worker	51	12.80	7	3.50	44	22.00
	Student	12	3.00	7	3.50	5	2.50
	Unemployed	43	10.80	28	14.00	15	7.50
	Other	7	1.80	5	2.50	2	1.00
Education
	Junior high Graduate school Other	18	4.50	10	5.00	8	4.00
	High school	123	30.80	58	29.00	65	32.50
	Technical college	57	14.20	18	9.00	39	19.50
	University	192	48.00	109	54.50	83	41.50
	Other	10	2.50	5	2.50	5	2.50
The presence of chronic pain
	Yes	141	35.30	69	34.50	72	36.00
	I don’t know	22	5.50	9	4.50	13	6.50
	No	237	59.30	122	61.00	115	57.50
Painful dental pain experience
	No	293	73.30	152	76.00	141	70.50
	I don’t know	19	4.80	10	5.00	9	4.50
	Yes	88	22.00	38	19.00	50	25.00
Painful medical pain experience
	No	301	75.30	155	77.50	146	73.00
	I don’t know	26	6.50	11	5.50	15	7.50
	Yes	73	18.30	34	17.00	39	19.50
Bone fracture
	No	263	65.80	122	61.00	141	70.50
	I don’t know	9	2.30	6	3.00	3	1.50
	Yes	128	32.00	72	36.00	56	28.00
Traffic accident
	No	260	65.00	122	61.00	138	69.00
	I don’t know	12	3.00	6	3.00	6	3.00
	Yes	128	32.00	72	36.00	56	28.00

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