Table 1 Basic characteristics of subjects (n = 549)
From: Association of personality traits with dental visit procrastination by Japanese university students
Variable | Â | N (%) |
|---|---|---|
Gender | Male | 215 (39.2) |
| Â | Female | 334 (60.8) |
School department | Dentistry | 117 (21.3) |
| Â | Others | 432 (78.7) |
Type of residency | Living alone | 243 (44.3) |
| Â | Living with parents | 241 (43.9) |
| Â | Student dormitory | 56 (10.2) |
| Â | Other | 9 (1.6) |
Daily toothbrushing frequency | Once | 31 (5.6) |
| Â | 2 times | 362 (65.9) |
|  | ≥3 times | 156 (28.4) |
Daily snacking frequency | Never | 60 (10.9) |
| Â | Once | 264 (48.1) |
| Â | 2 times | 156 (28.4) |
|  | ≥3 times | 69 (12.6) |
Toothbrushing habits before bedtime | Every night | 422 (76.9) |
| Â | Other | 127 (23.1) |
Dental visits (once a year) | Yes | 208 (37.9) |
| Â | No | 341 (62.1) |
Toothbrushing instruction received at dental | Yes | 321 (58.5) |
clinic | No | 228 (41.5) |
| Â | Â | Median (IQR) |
GPS |  | 39 (33–46) |
Big Five | Extraversion | 8 (6–11) |
|  | Openness | 8 (7–10) |
|  | Agreeableness | 10 (9–12) |
|  | Conscientiousness | 7 (6–8) |
|  | Neuroticism | 8 (7–10) |