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Table 2 Categories of BOHSE between Cognitive Frailty and non-Cognitive Frailty

From: Unhealthy oral status contributes to the older patients with cognitive frailty: an analysis based on a 5-year database

Parameters

Cognitive frailty

non-Cognitive frailty

χ2

P

(N = 425)

(N = 491)

Lymph nodes, n (%)

  

χ2  = 1.74

0.188

 Health

425 (100%)

489 (99.6%)

  

 Changes

0

2 (0.4%)

  

 Unhealthy

0

0

  

Lips, n (%)

  

χ2  = 3.31

0.191

 Health

262 (61.6%)

326 (66.4%)

  

 Changes

157 (36.9%)

162 (33.0%)

  

 Unhealthy

6 (1.4%)

3 (0.6%)

  

Tongue, n (%)

  

χ2  = 11.53

0.003

 Health

186 (43.8%)

267 (54.4%)

  

 Changes

198 (46.6%)

194 (39.5%)

  

 Unhealthy

41 (9.6%)

30 (6.1%)

  

Mucous tissue, n (%)

  

χ2  = 6.12

0.047

 Health

277 (65.2%)

348 (70.9%)

  

 Changes

141 (33.2%)

141 (28.7%)

  

 Unhealthy

7 (1.6%)

2 (0.4%)

  

Gums, n (%)

  

χ2  = 8.00

0.018

 Health

353 (83.1%)

439 (89.4%)

  

 Changes

59 (13.9%)

44 (9.0%)

  

 Unhealthy

13 (3.1%)

8 (1.6%)

  

Saliva, n (%)

  

χ2  = 5.96

0.051

 Health

229 (53.9%)

275 (56.0%)

  

 Changes

179 (42.1%)

209 (42.6%)

  

 Unhealthy

17 (4.0%)

7 (1.4%)

  

Natural teeth, n (%)

  

χ2  = 68.04

< 0.001

 Health

50 (11.8%)

145 (29.5%)

  

 Changes

103 (24.2%)

157 (32%)

  

 Unhealthy

272 (64%)

189 (38.5%)

  

Dentures, n (%)

  

χ2  = 32.78

< 0.001

 Health

312 (73.4%)

433 (88.2%)

  

 Changes

30 (7.1%)

16 (3.3%)

  

 Unhealthy

83 (19.5%)

42 (8.6%)

  

Masticatory teeth, n (%)

  

χ2  = 52.40

< 0.001

 Health

268 (63.1%)

406 (82.7%)

  

 Changes

98 (23.1%)

68 (13.8%)

  

 Unhealthy

59 (13.9%)

17 (3.5%)

  

Oral hygiene, n (%)

  

χ2  = 10.42

0.005

 Health

147 (34.6%)

221 (45%)

  

 Changes

106 (24.9%)

99 (20.2%)

  

 Unhealthy

172 (40.5%)

171 (34.8%)