The Prevalence of Dental Anxiety Associated with Pain among Chinese Adult Patients in Guangzhou

Table 3

Association of the MDAS score and other risk factors.

Variables	X^2 (df)	value
Gender	6.092 (6)	0.413
Age	34.626 (18)	0.011
Educational level	16.742 (18)	0.541
Employment	10.373 (18)	0.919
Self-perceived oral health	3.827 (12)	0.986
Dental experience	1.591 (6)	0.953
First dental visit	25.672 (12)	0.012
First dental experience	0.846 (120)	0.999
Frequency of dental visits	127.511 (12)	0.001
Most recent dental experience	61.196 (6)	0.001
The length of time since the most recent dental visit	110.845 (12)	0.001
Postponement of the dental visit	44.281 (6)	0.001

Chi-square (degree of freedom).