Effects of textured food masticatory performance in older people with different dental conditions

BMC Geriatrics

Table 6 Results of multiple regression analysis

Model	Unstandardized coefficient		Standardized coefficient	t value	p-value	95.0% CI for B		VIF	TOL
Model	B	Standard error	β	t value	p-value	Lower limit	Upper limit	VIF	TOL
(Constant)	3.655	1.015		3.600	0.001	1.575	5.160
Temporal muscle activities	-0.005	0.022	-0.045	-0.240	0.813	-0.051	0.040	1.329	0.753
Masseter muscle activity	0.005	0.010	0.086	0.490	0.628	-0.015	0.025	1.134	0.882
Chewing time	0.081	0.030	0.490	2.710	0.011	0.020	0.142	1.212	0.825

Dependent variable: subject score
Independent variables: Temporal muscle activities, Masseter muscle activities, chewing time
CI Confidence interval
VIF Variance Inflation Factor, TOL Tolerance
F = 3.00, p = 0.047, R² = 0.2434, Adj R² = 0.1623, DW = 2.090

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