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Table 4 Comparison of VAS score and anxiety score between age groups

From: Pain perception and dental anxiety during periodontal probing in patients visiting community oral health programme: a cross sectional study

  Age group n Mean ± SD Mean rank P-value
Anxiety 18–40 years 85 13.54 ± 1.72 51.01 0.669
41–75 years 15 13.07 ± 2.28 47.63
VAS score 18–40 years 85 6.00 ± 9.50 48.08 0.038*
41–75 years 15 11.05 ± 15.41 64.23
  1. SD Standard deviation
  2. *Kruskal–Wallis test
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BMC Oral Health

ISSN: 1472-6831

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