Table 3 Odds ratios and 95% CI for the associations of oral health markers with weak grip strength and slow gait speed in older people in the Newcastle 85+ Study
Oral health markers | Weak Grip Strengtha | Slow Gait Speedb | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Age-adjustedc | Fully-adjustedd | Age-adjustedc | Fully-adjustedd | |||
N (%) | OR (95% CI) | OR (95% CI) | N (%) | OR (95% CI) | OR (95% CI) | |
Dry mouth symptoms | ||||||
No | 106 (31) | 1.00 | 1.00 | 95 (28) | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Yes | 160 (35) | 1.21 (0.89,1.63) | 1.04 (0.74,1.48) e | 190 (43) | 1.91 (1.41,2.58) | 1.64 (1.13,2.38) e |
Difficulty swallowing | ||||||
No | 210 (31) | 1.00 | 1.00 | 217 (33) | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Yes | 58 (45) | 1.78 (1.22,2.61) | 1.36 (0.87,2.13) | 70 (58) | 3.38 (2.17,5.26) | 2.52 (1.56,4.08) |
Difficulty Eating | ||||||
Severe difficulty eating | ||||||
0 to 2 foods | 229 (31) | 1.00 | 1.00 | 247 (35) | 1.00 | 1.00 |
3 to 10 foods | 39 (51) | 2.30 (1.43,3.72) | 1.89 (1.08,3.30) | 40 (55) | 2.28 (1.40,3.72) | 2.39 (1.33,4.29) |
Any trouble eating hard foods | ||||||
0 to 2 foods | 162 (29) | 1.00 | 1.00 | 166 (31) | 1.00 | 1.00 |
3 to 10 foods | 106 (42) | 1.75 (1.27,2.39) | 1.66 (1.16,2.36) | 121 (50) | 2.24 (1.64,3.07) | 2.44 (1.70,3.51) |
Number of teeth | ||||||
≥ 21 teeth | 17 (24) | 1.00 | 1.00 | 18 (25) | 1.00 | 1.00 |
1–20 teeth | 27 (29) | 1.43 (0.79,2.62) | 1.39 (0.72,2.65) | 35 (38) | 1.39 (0.77,2.50) | 1.30 (0.67,2.55) |
0 teeth | 37 (35) | 1.84 (1.03,3.30) | 1.85 (0.97,3.51) | 27 (25) | 2.08 (1.18,3.70) | 1.86 (0.97,3.60) |
Partial tooth loss | ||||||
≥ 21 teeth | 253 (35) | 1.00 | 1.00 | 271 (38) | 1.00 | 1.00 |
< 21 teeth | 17 (24) | 1.67 (0.95,2.94) | 1.62 (0.87,3.00) | 18 (25) | 1.77 (1.02,3.09) | 1.59 (0.84,3.01) |
Complete tooth loss | ||||||
1 or more teeth | 160 (37) | 1.00 | 1.00 | 176 (42) | 1.00 | 1.00 |
No teeth | 110 (30) | 1.37 (1.01,1.85) | 1.42 (1.00,2.02) | 113 (31) | 1.60 (1.19,2.16) | 1.50 (1.05,2.14) |