Table 3: Baseline exam anxiety level and heart rate in trait anxiety levels
| Gender | Difference between male and female group |
Male | Female |
STAI-Y1 | 45.57 ± 3.20 | 46.00 ± 2.59 | P = 0.678 |
VAS-100mm | 49.64 ± 8.60 | 52.89 ± 7.78 | P = 0.272 |
HR | 91.07 ± 8.16 | 93.06 ± 10.52 | P = 0.565 |
Data are given as mean ± SD and analyzed using Unpaired t-test.
STAI, State - Trait Anxiety Inventory; VAS, Visual Analogue Scale; HR, heart rate