Demographic
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Female, % (n)
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73.2 (82)
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71.3 (62)
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0.760
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Age, mean (SD)
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84.3 (5.1)
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84.3 (5.3)
|
0.983
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Education in years, mean (SD)
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9.0 (3.9)
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6.8 (1.8)
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< 0.001
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Living alone, % (n)
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65.5 (72)
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66.3 (57)
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0.904
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Clinical
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MNA, mean (SD) (range)
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21.2 (2.1) (12.5–27.5)
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21.6 (2.3) (12.5–27)
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0.274
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≥24% (n)
|
87.5 (98)
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87.4 (76)
|
0,977
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≤23.5% (n)
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12.5 (14)
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12.6 (11)
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BMI (kg/m2), mean (SD) (range)
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26.6 (5.5) (15.6–46.1)
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28.4 (6.4) (17.7–51.8)
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0.043
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< 24% (n)
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27.6 (31)
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22.9 (20)
|
0.053
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24–29% (n)
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47.3 (53)
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40.2 (35)
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> 29%(n)
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35.0 (28)
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36.8 (32)
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Plasma albumin (g/L), mean (SD) (range)
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35.3 (3.0) (27.0–40.0)
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36.8 (3.8) (28.0–45.0)
|
0.028
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Number of drugs ≥10, % (n)
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53.2 (59)
|
60.9 (53)
|
0.274
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Oral health
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Dry mouth, % (n)
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57.7 (64)
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56.3 (49)
|
0.851
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Chewing problems, % (n)
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18.8 (19)
|
19.8 (17)
|
0.896
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Functional clinical
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FCI, mean (SD)
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2.5 (1.7)
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3.6 (2.0)
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< 0.001
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cardiovascular diseases, % (n)
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61.6 (69)
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65.5 (57)
|
0.570
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diabetes, % (n)
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29.5 (33)
|
34.5 (30)
|
0.450
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MMSE, mean (SD)
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23.1 (5.3)
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22.6 (5.1)
|
0.554
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< 24, % (n)
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40.7 (44)
|
47.6 (40)
|
0.341
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< 18, % (n)
|
13.9 (15)
|
14.3 (12)
|
0.937
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GDS-15, ≥5, % (n)
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44 (48)
|
52.9 (46)
|
0.219
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Functional ability
|
ADL, mean (SD)
|
83.1 (18.2)
|
84.9 (20.0)
|
0.512
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< 60, % (n)
|
11.0 (12)
|
8.1 (7)
|
0.502
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IADL mean (SD)
|
4.8 (2.2)
|
4.4 (2.3)
|
0.249
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< 5, % (n)
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43.1 (47)
|
50 (42)
|
0.342
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Walks 400 m independently, % (n)
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60 (66)
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60.9 (53)
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0.896
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