Table 1 Participants’ demographic characteristics according to menstrual cycle phases and gender groups (Menstrual, proliferative, secretory, and Male).

From: Preoperative dental anxiety across menstrual cycle phases in women undergoing root canal treatment

 

Menstrual phase (N = 64)

Proliferative phase (N = 64)

Secretory phase (N = 63)

Male (N = 68)

p-value

Age

    

0.3391

Mean (SD)

30.9 (9.2)

30.0 (8.1)

27.7 (7.0)

29.8 (10.0)

 

Range

18.0–49.0

18.0–50.0

18.0–46.0

18.0–50.0

 

Age range

    

0.1152

18–35 (n = 193)

46.0 (23.8%)

49.0 (25.4%)

53.0 (27.5%)

45.0 (23.3%)

 

36–50 (n = 66)

18.0 (27.3%)

15.0 (22.7%)

10.0 (15.2%)

23.0 (34.8%)

 

Education Level

    

0.9932

Primary school (n = 33)

7.0 (21.2%)

8.0 (24.2%)

8.0 (24.2%)

10.0 (30.3%)

 

Highschool (n = 80)

19.0 (23.8%)

20.0 (25.0%)

21.0 (26.2%)

20.0 (25.0%)

 

Unversity (n = 146)

38.0 (26.0%)

36.0 (24.7%)

34.0 (23.3%)

38.0 (26.0%)

 

Pain before operation

    

0.1012

No (n = 184)

40.0 (21.7%)

47.0 (25.5%)

42.0 (22.8%)

55.0 (29.9%)

 

Yes (n = 75)

24.0 (32.0%)

17.0 (22.7%)

21.0 (28.0%)

13.0 (17.3%)

 

Total (N = 259)

64.0 (24.7%)

64.0 (24.7%)

63.0 (24.3%)

68.0 (26.3%)

 
  1. 1 Kruskal-Wallis test, 2 Chi-squared test, Abbreviations: SD, standard deviation; N, number of participants