Table 3 Sample distribution, stratified by age groups (< 70 years, 70–79 years, ≥80 years) as number and percentage (%) regarding the type of prosthetic dental restorations across living area, MMSE, BMI and MNA
From: The burden of tooth loss in Italian elderly population living in nursing homes
Age group | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
< 70 | 71–79 | ≥80 | ||||||||||
Prosthetic dental restorations | ||||||||||||
Absence | Fixed | Removable | Combined | Absence | Fixed | Removable | Combined | Absence | Fixed | Removable | Combined | |
AREA | p = 0.04 | p = 0.57 | p < 0.01 | |||||||||
North West | 19 (11.73) | 3 (1.85) | 5 (3.09) | 1 (0.62) | 43 (12.76) | 8 (2.37) | 29 (8.61) | 5 (1.48) | 151 (10.42) | 44 (3.04) | 155 (10.70) | 11 (0.76) |
North East | 18 (11.11) | 7 (4.32) | 10 (6.17) | 7 (4.32) | 49 (14.54) | 17 (5.05) | 34 (10.09) | 6 (1.78) | 164 (11.32) | 99 (6.83) | 227 (15.67) | 26 (1.79) |
Centre | 4 (2.47) | 1 (0.62) | 2 (1.23) | 1 (0.62) | 12 (3.56) | 5 (1.48) | 7 (2.08) | – | 80 (5.52) | 47 (3.24) | 77 (5.31) | 8 (0.55) |
South | 38 (23.46) | 3 (1.85) | 6 (3.70) | 1 (0.62) | 33 (9.79) | 11 (3.26) | 16 (4.75) | 1 (0.30) | 96 (6.63) | 20 (1.38) | 81 (5.59) | 5 (0.34) |
Islands | 29 (17.90) | 2 (1.23) | 4 (2.47) | 1 (0.62) | 31 (9.20) | 11 (3.26) | 19 (5.64) | – | 92 (6.35) | 12 (0.83) | 51 (3.52) | 3 (0.21) |
MMSE | p = 0.06 | p = 0.40 | p < 0.01 | |||||||||
No impairment | 41 (35.35) | 7 (6.03) | 23 (19.83) | 6 (5.17) | 58 (25.33) | 21 (9.17) | 42 (18.34) | 8 (3.49) | 141 (14.97) | 43 (4.57) | 232 (24.63) | 24 (2.55) |
Suspected | 5 (4.31) | 2 (1.73) | – | – | 10 (4.37) | 1 (0.44) | 5 (2.18) | – | 15 (1.59) | 4 (0.43) | 24 (2.55) | 2 (0.21) |
Mild | 5 (4.31) | 3 (2.59) | – | 2 (1.72) | 8 (3.49) | 6 (2.62) | 7 (3.06) | – | 38 (4.03) | 19 (2.02) | 46 (4.88) | 3 (0.32) |
Moderate | 9 (7.76) | – | 1 (0.86) | – | 22 (9.61) | 2 (0.87) | 11 (4.80) | – | 88 (9.34) | 37 (3.93) | 62 (6.58) | 9 (0.96) |
Severe | 9 (7.76) | 1 (0.86) | 1 (0.86) | 1 (0.86) | 15 (6.55) | 3 (1.31) | 10 (4.37) | – | 77 (8.17) | 25 (2.65) | 51 (5.41) | 2 (0.21) |
BMI | p = 0.27 | p = 0.17 | p = 0.01 | |||||||||
Important underweight | 4 (3.85) | – | – | – | 7 (3.16) | 1 (0.45) | 9 (4.05) | 1 (0.45) | 42 (4.20) | 22 (2.20) | 36 (3.60) | – |
Underweight | 11 (10.58) | – | – | 1 (0.96) | 17 (7.66) | 2 (0.90) | 12 (5.41) | – | 63 (6.31) | 27 (2.70) | 55 (5.51) | 12 (1.20) |
Ideal | 8 (7.69) | 1 (0.96) | 4 (3.85) | 2 (1.92) | 20 (9.01) | 9 (4.05) | 21 (9.46) | 5 (2.25) | 113 (11.31) | 51 (5.11) | 127 (12.71) | 8 (0.80) |
Overweight | 22 (21.16) | 9 (8.65) | 8 (7.69) | 4 (3.85) | 43 (19.37) | 17 (7.66) | 23 (10.36) | 5 (2.25) | 111 (11.11) | 65 (6.51) | 138 (13.81) | 7 (0.70) |
Obese | 19 (18.27) | 2 (1.92) | 7 (6.73) | 2 (1.92) | 19 (8.56) | 2 (0.90) | 9 (4.05) | – | 47 (4.71) | 13 (1.30) | 57 (5.71) | 5 (0,50) |
MNA | p = 0.18 | p = 0.21 | p = 0.57 | |||||||||
Low | 22 (56.41) | 3 (7.69) | 10 (25.64) | 3 (7.69) | 67 (49.63) | 18 (13.33) | 34 (25.19) | 7 (5.19) | 214 (37.74) | 95 (16.76) | 208 (36.68) | 21 (3.70) |
Average | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 (1.48) | – | 6 (1.06) | 2 (0.35) | 6 (1.06) | – |
High | – | 1 (2.57) | – | – | 2 (1.48) | 1 (0.74) | 3 (2.22) | 1 (0.74) | 9 (1.59) | – | 6 (1.06) | – |