Table 5 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 TOOTH 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 | ||||||
No | 93 (32) | 1.00 | 1.00 | 100 (35) | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Yes | 49 (34) | 1.14 (0.74, 1.76) | 1.12 (0.70, 1.80) e | 48 (34) | 0.97 (0.63, 1.49) | 0.95 (0.60, 1.52) e |
Difficulty swallowing | ||||||
No | 158 (34) | 1.00 | 1.00 | 132 (33) | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Yes | 23 (34) | 0.95 (0.55, 1.67) | 0.88 (0.48, 1.60) | 23 (45) | 1.67 (0.91, 3.05) | 1.82 (0.97, 3.43) |
Difficulty Eating | ||||||
Severe difficulty eating | ||||||
0 to 3 foods | 147 (32) | 1.00 | 1.00 | 129 (32) | 1.00 | 1.00 |
4 to 15 foods | 33 (49) | 1.79 (1.04, 3.06) | 1.74 (0.99, 3.07) | 26 (47) | 1.64 (0.91, 2.95) | 1.71 (0.93, 3.14) |
Any trouble eating hard foods | ||||||
0 to 1 foods | 78 (30) | 1.00 | 1.00 | 61 (27) | 1.00 | 1.00 |
2 to 5 foods | 103 (38) | 1.29 (0.89, 1.97) | 1.26 (0.85, 1.86) | 94 (42) | 1.91 (1.28, 2.85) | 1.98 (1.31, 3.01) |
Number of teeth | ||||||
≥ 21 teeth | 27 (29) | 1.00 | 1.00 | 28 (36) | 1.00 | 1.00 |
1–20 teeth | 93 (34) | 1.21 (0.72, 2.04) | 1.30 (0.74, 2.30) | 74 (31) | 1.13 (0.63, 2.04) | 1.13 (0.61, 2.11) |
0 teeth | 59 (37) | 1.22 (0.69, 2.16) | 1.24 (0.66, 2.33) | 53 (40) | 0.79 (0.46, 1.36) | 0.72 (0.41, 1.27) |
Partial tooth loss | ||||||
≥ 21 teeth | 27 (29) | 1.00 | 1.00 | 28 (36) | 1.00 | 1.00 |
< 21 teeth | 152 (35) | 1.22 (0.74, 2.01) | 1.27 (0.74, 2.30) | 127 (34) | 0.89 (0.53, 1.49) | 0.83 (0.49, 1.40) |
Complete tooth loss | ||||||
1 or more teeth | 120 (33) | 1.00 | 1.00 | 102 (32) | 1.00 | 1.00 |
No teeth | 59 (37) | 1.07 (0.71, 1.60) | 1.02 (0.66, 1.57) | 53 (40) | 1.32 (0.86, 2.02) | 1.35 (0.86, 2.12) |