Table 2 Children’s behavior during procedural dental sedation related to family social skills and other variables

 Age (months)

55.0 (19.0)

51.0 (31.0)

0.88^a

0.03

 Boys

15 (68.2%)

2 (40.0%)

0.25^b

0.23

 Attends school

13 (59.1%)

4 (80.0%)

0.36^b

0.17

Family aspects

 Number of siblings

1.0 (2.0)

1.0 (1.0)

0.21^a

0.24

 Family income

2.0 (2.0)

3.0 (2.0)

0.08^a

0.34

 Age

32.0 (12.0)

30.0 (19.0)

0.98^a

0.01

 Completed primary education

17 (81.0%)

4 (80.0%)

0.96^b

0.01

 Has a job

9 (40.9%)

4 (80.0%)

0.11^b

0.30

 Maternal educational social skills

6.5 (3)

7.0 (2)

0.65^a

0.09

 Child social skills

8.0 (2)

11.0 (5)

0.15^a

0.05

 Context variables

8.5 (4)

11.0 (6)

0.03^a

0.12

 Negative educational practices

5.0 (4)

8.0 (6)

0.11^a

0.23

 Child behavior problems

6.0 (7)

7.0 (3)

0.93^a

0.01

 Total positive scores

26.0 (6.0)

30.0 (12.0)

0.03^a

0.05

 Total negative scores

12.5 (9)

18.0 (10.0)

0.34^a

0.16