Appetite, oral health and weight loss in community-dwelling older men: an observational study from the Concord Health and Ageing in Men Project (CHAMP)

Table 4 Multivariate poisson regression on weight loss (reference: people with stable weight, or weight gain ≥5% in the previous 3-years)

	PR (95% CI)
Model 1
Natural teeth present (reference: 20 ~ 32): 0 ~ 19	1.78 (1.06–3.00)
Model 2 (adjusted by appetite)
Natural teeth present (reference: 20 ~ 32): 0 ~ 19	1.73 (1.18–2.55)
Model 3 (adjusted by multivariables^a)
Natural teeth present (reference: 20 ~ 32): 0 ~ 19	1.77 (1.05–2.97)

^a: It includes following variables: appetite, age, income, comorbidities, country of birth, post school qualification, BMI 3-year before, smoking, special diet and denture wearing status

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