Table 6 Descriptive results of the danger (DC) and fear control (FC) processes for caries (CA), overweight (OW), and diabetes (DB) in relation to age, gender, and BMI of the participants
Variables | DC CA | FC CA | DC OW | FC OW | DC DB | FC DB | DC all | FC all |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
n (%) | 519 (52%) | 479 (48%) | 502 (50.2%) | 498 (49.8%) | 482 (48.3%) | 515 (51.6%) | 259 | 269 |
Mean/SD | 0.87 ± 0.73 | − 0.94 ± 0.75 | 0.97 ± 0.76 | − 0.45 ± 1.08 | 0.97 ± 0.82 | − 0.91 ± 0.71 | ||
Female | 247 (47.6%) | 257 (53.6%) | 237 (47.2%) | 262 (52.6%) | 242 (49.9%) | 259 (50.3%) | 125 (48.3%) | 144 (53.5%) |
Male | 271 (52.2%) | 222 (46.3%) | 264 (52.6%) | 236 (47.4%) | 239 (49.9%) | 256 (49.7%) | 133 (51.4%) | 125 (46.5%) |
Non-binary | 1 (0.2%) | 0 | 1 (0.2%) | 0 | 1 (0.2%) | 0 | 1 (0.4%) | 0 |
18–25 years | 22 (4.2%) | 58 (12.1%) | 22 (4.4%) | 56 (11.2%) | 20 (3.5%) | 57 (11.1%) | 8 (3.1%) | 40 (14.9%) |
26–40 years | 114 (22.0%) | 96 (20.0%) | 84 (16.7%) | 121 (24.3%) | 85 (18.1%) | 125 (24.3%) | 45 (17.4%) | 66 (24.5%) |
41–64 years | 254 (48.9%) | 179 (41.1%) | 241(48.0%) | 196 (39.4%) | 224 (47.9%) | 212 (41.2%) | 127 (49.0%) | 94 (34.9%) |
> 65 years | 129 (24.9%) | 146 (30.5%) | 155 (30.9%) | 125 (25.1%) | 153 (30.5%) | 121 (23.5%) | 79 (30.5%) | 69 (25.7%) |
Underweight | 15 (2.9%) | 13 (2.7%) | 6 (1.2%) | 22 (4.4%) | 10 (1.8%) | 18 (3.5%) | 4 (1.5%) | 12 (4.5%) |
Normal weight | 153 (29.5%) | 204 (42.6%) | 88 (17.5%) | 269 (54.0%) | 124 (24.2%) | 232 (45.1%) | 44 (17.0%) | 148 (55%) |
Overweight | 162 (31.2%) | 159 (33.2%) | 173 (34.5%) | 153 (30.7%) | 145 (24.4%) | 182 (35.3%) | 73 (28.2%) | 82 (30.5%) |
Obese | 182 (35.1%) | 98 (20.5%) | 230 (45.8%) | 48 (9.6%) | 199 (49.6%) | 75 (14.6%) | 136 (62.9%) | 23 (8.6%) |