Research Article
The Prevalence of Dental Anxiety Associated with Pain among Chinese Adult Patients in Guangzhou
Table 1
Characteristics of the study participants.
| Variables | | Frequency | Percentage (%) |
| Gender | Male | 57 | 31.1 | Female | 126 | 68.9 |
| Age (years) | 18–30 | 57 | 31.1 | 30–45 | 66 | 36.1 | 46–60 | 48 | 26.2 | 60–70+ | 12 | 6.6 |
| Educational level | Uneducated | 36 | 19.7 | High school | 67 | 36.6 | Degree/diploma | 59 | 32.2 | Postgraduation | 21 | 11.5 |
| Employment | Employed (full time) | 87 | 47.5 | Unemployed | 24 | 13.1 | Student | 42 | 23.0 | Retired | 30 | 16.4 |
| Self-perceived oral health | Good | 32 | 17.5 | Average | 101 | 55.2 | Poor | 50 | 27.3 |
| Dental experience | Yes | 114 | 62.3 | No | 69 | 37.7 |
| First dental visit | <12 years old | 43 | 23.5 | 12–18 years old | 82 | 44.8 | >18 years old | 58 | 31.7 |
| First dental experience | Good | 56 | 30.6 | Not bad | 77 | 42.1 | Bad | 50 | 27.3 |
| Frequency of dental visits | Every 6 months | 72 | 39.3 | Every 12 months | 49 | 26.8 | Less frequent/when needed | 62 | 33.9 |
| Most recent dental experience | Good | 108 | 59.0 | Bad | 75 | 41.0 |
| The length of time since the most recent dental visit | Within 3 months | 82 | 44.8 | 3–12 months | 54 | 29.5 | Longer than 12 months | 47 | 25.7 |
| Postponement of the dental visit | Yes | 110 | 60.1 | No | 73 | 39.9 |
| MDAS score | | 13.63 (3.1) |
| MDAS score level | Less | 36 | 19.7 | Moderate | 128 | 69.9 | Severe | 19 | 10.4 |
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Mean (SD), descriptive and frequency analyses. |