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Table 4 Association of demographic data and APAIS sub-scores and total score

From: Evaluation of preoperative anxiety and fear of anesthesia using APAIS score

 

n

APAIS scale

Anxiety score

Information wish score

Total score

Min–max (median)

Mean ± SD

Min–max (median)

Mean ± SD

Min–max (median)

Mean ± SD

Age (years)

 r

499

− 0.092

− 0.241

− 0.181

 p

0.059

0.001**

0.001**

Gender

 Female

239

4–20 (6)

2–10 (8)

6–30 (14)

7.77 ± 4.24

7.82 ± 1.96

15.58 ± 5.27

 Male

260

4–20 (4)

2–10 (8)

6–29 (13)

5.81 ± 2.90

7.69 ± 2.09

13.50 ± 4.03

p a

 

0.001**

0.461

0.001**

Education

 Primary school

225

4–20 (5)

2–10 (8)

6–30 (13)

6.66 ± 3.80

7.25 ± 2.13

13.91 ± 4.98

 Secondary school

60

4–18 (5)

2–10 (8)

6–26 (13)

6.03 ± 3.28

7.75 ± 1.97

13.78 ± 4.20

 High school

116

4–20 (6)

2–10 (8)

6–30 (14)

6.87 ± 3.53

8.09 ± 1.72

14.96 ± 4.35

 University and above

98

4–20 (6)

2–10 (9)

6–29 (14)

7.24 ± 4.00

8.51 ± 1.88

15.76 ± 4.85

 pb

 

0.188

0.001**

0.001**

  1. aMann–Whitney U Test; b Kruskall–Wallis Test; *p < 0.05; **p < 0.01; r Spearman’s correlation
  2. SD standard deviation, n number