Table 2 Sample distribution, stratified by age groups (< 70 years, 70–79 years, ≥80 years) as number and percentage (%) regarding the presence of functional units across living area, MMSE, BMI and MNA
From: The burden of tooth loss in Italian elderly population living in nursing homes
Age group | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
< 70 | 70–79 | ≥80 | |||||||
Functional units (upper + lower) | |||||||||
Insufficient for chewing | Sufficient for chewing | Good for chewing | Insufficient for chewing | Sufficient for chewing | Good for chewing | Insufficient for chewing | Sufficient for chewing | Good for chewing | |
AREA | p = 0.29 | p = 0.74 | p < 0.01 | ||||||
North West | 19 (11.66) | 6 (3.68) | 3 (1.84) | 76 (22.55) | 4 (1.18) | 5 (1.49) | 342 (23.57) | 4 (0.28) | 15 (1.03) |
North East | 33 (20.25) | 3 (1.84) | 6 (3.68) | 85 (25.23) | 8 (2.37) | 13 (3.86) | 452 (31.15) | 31 (2.14) | 35 (2.41) |
Centre | 5 (3.07) | 3 (1.84) | – | 21 (6.23) | 2 (0.59) | 1 (0.30) | 174 (11.99) | 19 (1.31) | 19 (1.31) |
South | 38 (23.31) | 5 (3.07) | 6 (3.68) | 49 (14.54) | 6 (1.78) | 6 (1.77) | 181 (12.47) | 9 (0.62) | 12 (0.83) |
Islands | 24 (14.72) | 4 (2.45) | 8 (4.91) | 49 (14.54) | 5 (1.49) | 7 (2.08) | 140 (9.65) | 12 (0.83) | 6 (0.41) |
MMSE | p = 0.14 | p = 0.28 | p = 0.88 | ||||||
No impairment | 62 (52.99) | 7 (5.98) | 8 (6.84) | 111 (48.47) | 9 (3.93) | 9 (3.93) | 397 (42.10) | 20 (2.12) | 23 (2.44) |
Suspected | 4 (3.42) | 3 (2.56) | – | 16 (6.99) | – | – | 41 (4.35) | 2 (0.21) | 2 (0.21) |
Mild | 7 (5.98) | 2 (1.71) | 1 (0.86) | 16 (6.99) | 2 (0.87) | 3 (1.31) | 98 (10.39) | 3 (0.32) | 6 (0.64) |
Moderate | 7 (5.98) | 3 (2.56) | 1 (0.86) | 28 (12.23) | 2 (0.87) | 5 (2.18) | 174 (18.45) | 6 (0.64) | 16 (1.69) |
Severe | 8 (6.84) | 1 (0.86) | 3 (2.56) | 25 (10.92) | 3 (1.31) | – | 137 (14.53) | 8 (0.85) | 10 (1.06) |
BMI | p = 0.01 | p = 0.05 | p < 0.01 | ||||||
Important underweight | 2 (1.91) | – | 2 (1.91) | 18 (8.11) | – | – | 91 (9.11) | 4 (0.40) | 5 (0.50) |
Underweight | 6 (5.71) | 3 (2.85) | 3 (2.85) | 22 (9.91) | 3 (1.35) | 6 (2.70) | 144 (14.42) | 4 (0.40) | 9 (0.90) |
Ideal | 11 (10.48) | 2 (1.91) | 2 (1.91) | 50 (22.52) | 2 (0.90) | 3 (1.35) | 262 (26.23) | 20 (2.00) | 17 (1.70) |
Overweight | 35 (33.33) | 8 (7.62) | 1 (0.95) | 69 (31.08) | 8 (3.61) | 11 (4.96) | 267 (26.73) | 18 (1.80) | 36 (3.60) |
Obese | 25 (23.81) | 1 (0.95) | 4 (3.81) | 28 (12.61) | 2 (0.90) | – | 112 (11.21) | 9 (0.90) | 1 (0.10) |
MNA | p = 0.60 | p = 0.71 | p = 0.14 | ||||||
Low | 12 (30.77) | 4 (10.26) | 1 (2.56) | 52 (38.52) | 5 (3.70) | 4 (2.96) | 289 (50.97) | 8 (1.41) | 25 (4.41) |
Average | 14 (35.90) | 3 (7.69) | 4 (10.26) | 50 (37.04) | 6 (4.44) | 8 (5.93) | 191 (33.68) | 11 (1.94) | 12 (2.12) |
High | 1 (2.56) | – | – | 9 (6.67) | 1 (0.74) | – | 27 (4.76) | 3 (0.53) | 1 (0.18) |