| Total N = 220 | No Hyposalivation N = 177 (80.5%) | Hyposalivation N = 43 (19.5%) | p-valuea | |||
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Demographic and general health status | |||||||
 Age, years, median (IQR) | 72 | (69–76) | 72 | (69–76) | 72 | (69–76) | .941b |
 Sex, female, n (%) | 140 | (63.6) | 111 | (62.7) | 29 | (67.4) | .563c |
 Body mass index, kg/m2, median (IQR) | 22.5 | (20.8–24.9) | 22.4 | (20.8–24.8) | 22.6 | (20.9–25.6) | .552b |
 Anorexia, n (%) | 95 | (43.2) | 69 | (39.0) | 26 | (60.5) | .001c |
 Serum albumin, mg/dL, median (IQR) | 4.3 | (4.2–4.4) | 4.3 | (4.2–4.4) | 4.3 | (4.2–4.5) | .556b |
 SDS, point, median (IQR) | 28 | (24–32) | 27 | (24–31) | 30 | (24–35) | .101b |
 Current smoker, n (%) | 23 | (10.5) | 18 | (10.2) | 5 | (11.6) | .779d |
 Number of comorbidities, median (IQR) | 1 | (0–2) | 1 | (0–2) | 1 | (0–2) | .937b |
 Polypharmacy, n (%) | 19 | (8.6) | 12 | (6.8) | 7 | (16.3) | .066c |
 Going out at least once a week, n (%) | 217 | (98.6) | 175 | (98.9) | 41 | (95.3) | .121d |
Oral health status | |||||||
 Number of present teeth, median (IQR) | 24 | (18–27) | 24 | (18–27) | 25 | (19–27) | .882b |
 Occlusal force, N, median (IQR) | 404.0 | (223.2–568.3) | 404.2 | (231.9–570.9) | 386.8 | (150.6–560.6) | .350b |
 RSST (times/30 s), median (IQR) | 4.0 | (3.0–5.0) | 4.0 | (3.0–5.0) | 4.0 | (3.0–5.0) | .343b |
 Xerostomia, n (%) | 51 | (23.2) | 38 | (21.5) | 12 | (27.9) | .366c |