Skip to main content

Table 4 Exploratory factor analysis with factor loadings of the oral sings score-6 items

From: Oral disease burden of dentate older adults living in long-term care facilities: FINORAL study

 

Factor 1

Oral function

Factor 2

Oral diseases

Consistency of food soft or pureed

0.79

 

Unclear speech

0.87

 

Needs assistance in eating

0.91

 

Lesions on lips

 

0.75

Teeth with increased mobility

 

0.77

Lesions on oral mucosa

 

0.55

  1. Coefficients with values < 0.50 not shown. Factors explained 76% of the total variance