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Table 4 The associations of drinking water and dietary habits with number of natural teeth stratified by sex

From: Associations of dietary and drinking water habits with number of natural teeth: a longitudinal study in the Chinese elderly population

Models

Males (N = 8,984)

Females (N = 10,912)

P

β (95 % CI)

P

β (95 % CI)

Model 1

    

Drinking habits

    

Un-boiled water

Ref

 

Ref

 

Boiled water

0.563

0.150(-0.357 ~ 0.656)

0.522

0.124(-0.255 ~ 0.503)

Model 2

    

Drinking water sources

at around 60 years

    

Tap water

Ref

 

Ref

 

Well

< 0.001

-1.181(-1.447~ -0.916)

< 0.001

-0.878(-1.099~ -0.658)

Surface water

< 0.001

-1.060(-1.456~ -0.664)

< 0.001

-0.715(-1.017~ -0.414)

Spring

< 0.001

-1.433(-2.038~ -0.829)

< 0.001

-1.235(-1.725~ -0.745)

Model 3

    

Staple food

  

Ref

 

Rice

Ref

   

Corn

0.711

-0.110(-0.693 ~ 0.473)

0.007

-0.601(-1.035~ -0.167)

Wheat

< 0.001

-0.584(-0.871~ -0.296)

< 0.001

-0.813(-1.042~ -0.584)

Rice and wheat

0.637

0.082 (-0.260 ~ 0.424)

0.708

0.053 (-0.226 ~ 0.332)

Model 4

    

Frequency of intake fresh fruit

    

Almost everyday

Ref

 

Ref

 

Quite often

0.111

-0.323(-0.720 ~ 0.074)

0.175

-0.221(-0.540 ~ 0.098)

Occasionally

< 0.001

-0.739(-1.090~ -0.388)

0.003

-0.419(-0.699~ -0.139)

Rarely or never

< 0.001

-1.185(-1.574~ -0.795)

< 0.001

-0.828(-1.139~ -0.518)

P for trend

< 0.001

-0.402(-0.522~ -0.281)

< 0.001

-0.273(-0.369~ -0.177)

Model 5

    

Frequency of intake vegetables

    

Almost everyday

Ref

 

Ref

 

Quite often

< 0.001

-0.764(-1.031~ -0.496)

< 0.001

-0.482(-0.699~ -0.264)

Occasionally

0.002

-0.579(-0.939~ -0.220)

0.001

-0.474(-0.753~ -0.195)

Rarely or never

0.050

-0.807(-1.615 ~ 0.001)

0.012

-0.717(-1.275~ -0.158)

P for trend

< 0.001

-0.380(-0.524~ -0.236)

< 0.001

-0.279(-0.388~ -0.169)

Model 6

    

Frequency of intake meat

    

Almost everyday

Ref

 

Ref

 

Occasionally

0.005

-0.359(-0.612~ -0.107)

0.112

-0.165(-0.368 ~ 0.038)

Rarely or never

0.025

-0.391(-0.732~ -0.050)

0.254

-0.146(-0.398 ~ 0.105)

P for trend

0.005

-0.231(-0.393~ -0.068)

0.176

-0.085(-0.208 ~ 0.038)

Model 7

    

Frequency of intake fish

    

Almost everyday

Ref

 

Ref

 

Occasionally

0.029

-0.307(-0.584~ -0.031)

< 0.001

-0.442(-0.671~ -0.213)

Rarely or never

0.001

-0.531(-0.845~ -0.217)

< 0.001

-0.717(-0.961 -0.474)

P for trend

0.001

-0.265(-0.423~-0.108)

< 0.001

-0.352(-0.473~ -0.231)

  1. In all models, age, weight, marital status, education, ethnicity, current smoker, current alcohol consumer, physical activity, living areas, false teeth, self-reported health, history of hypertension, history of diabetes, history of cardiovascular diseases, and wave were adjusted