From: The association between oral health and nutritional status in older adults: a cross-sectional study
Total | Normal nutritional status (n = 64) | Malnutrition or at risk (n = 23) | ||||
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Variables | N/Mean | (%)/(sd) | N/Mean | (%)/(sd) | N/Mean | (%)/(sd) |
Age (years), mean (sd) | 94.1 | (3.0) | 94.0 | (3.0) | 94.5 | (3.0) |
Females (vs. Males) | 65 | (74.7) | 44 | (68.8) | 21 | (91.3) |
Higher school level (vs. No) | 73 | (83.9) | 54 | (84.4) | 19 | (82.6) |
Living alone (vs. No), | 44 | (50.6) | 33 | (51.6) | 11 | (47.8) |
Institutionalized (vs. living at home) | 23 | (26.4) | 12 | (18.8) | 11 | (47.8) |
Dementia (vs. No) | 24 | (27.9) | 17 | (27.0) | 7 | (30.4) |
Number of medications per day, mean (sd) | 6.8 | (3.1) | 6.3 | (3.0) | 8.2 | (2.8) |
Psychotropic intake (vs. No) | 35 | (40.2) | 24 | (37.5) | 11 | (47.8) |
Presence of comorbidities* (vs. No) | 62 | (71.2) | 46 | (71.9) | 16 | (69.6) |
Hierarchical disability scale | ||||||
No or mild dependency | 21 | (24.1) | 19 | (29.7) | 1 | (8.7) |
Moderate dependency | 35 | (40.2) | 27 | (42.1) | 8 | (34.8) |
Severe dependency | 31 | (35.7) | 18 | (28.1) | 13 | (56.5) |
DMFT index > 19 (vs. ≤ 19), n (%) | 76 | (87.4) | 57 | (89.1) | 19 | (82.6) |
Posterior occluding pairs, mean (sd) | 1.5 | (2.3) | 1.8 | (2.5) | 0.6 | (1.1) |
Oral pain (vs. No), n (%) | 6 | (6.9) | 5 | (7.8) | 1 | (4.3) |
Xerostomia (vs. No), n (%) | 21 | (24.1) | 9 | (14.1) | 12 | (52.1) |
Prosthetic rehabilitation, n (%) | ||||||
No tooth loss or adequate dentures | 7 | (8.1) | 6 | (9.4) | 1 | (4.3) |
Inadequate dentures | 41 | (47.1) | 31 | (48.4) | 10 | (43.5) |
No dentures despite tooth loss | 39 | (44.8) | 27 | (42.2) | 12 | (52.2) |