17 December 2024 : Clinical Research
Evaluation of Perceived Stress and Its Association with Dental Caries in 290 Undergraduate Medical Students
Saeed Awod Bin Hassan
ACDEF 1, Lakshya Kumar ABDEF 2*, Aditi Verma ABEF 2, Prakhar Mittal ABEF 3, Akanksha Yadav ABEF 4, Ahmed Abdullah Al Malwi CDEF 1, Abdulelah Sameer Sindi CDEF 1, Syed M. Yassin CDEG 5, Shabina Shafi CDEG 6, Mohamed S.M. Morsy CDEG 7, Khurshid Mattoo ACDEG 7
DOI: 10.12659/MSM.946528
Med Sci Monit 2024; 30:e946528
Table 3 Mean scores for decayed, missing, filled surface (DMFS) index and their distribution according to stress levels.
| Scores | Mean | SD | Median | Minimum | Maximum | Valid N | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stress | 21.00* | 6.35 | 20.00 | 5.00 | 40.00 | 290 | |
| DMFS | 03.20** | 3.61 | 2.00 | 0.00 | 16.00 | 290 | |
| Stress | Low | 1.44 | 1.66 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 25 |
| Moderate | 2.61 | 3.10 | 2.6 | 0 | 16 | 214 | |
| High | 6.55 | 4.31 | 6.54 | 0 | 15 | 51 | |
| DMFS – decayed missing filled surfaces. Sex distribution: * males – 20.43, females – 21.52; ** females – 3.13, males – 3.27. PSS scoring interpretation criteria: 0 to 13=low stress; 14 to 26=moderate stress; 27 to 40=high stress. DMFS scoring criteria: anterior teeth (6 teeth×4 surfaces), posterior teeth (16 teeth×5 surfaces), total 128 surfaces. DMFS score criteria: very low (0–1.1), low (1.2–2.6), moderate (2.7–4.4), high (4.5–6.5), very high (>6.6). | |||||||