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Table 2 General characteristics of the participants (gender, age, and number of systemic diseases)

From: Assessment of oral hypofunction and its association with age among Korean community-dwelling older adults

 

N

%

Gender

 Male

56

27.2

 Female

150

72.8

Age

 60 s

35

17.0

 70 s

78

37.9

 80 s

93

45.1

BMI

 Underweight

5

2.4

 Normal

56

27.2

 Pre-obesity

48

23.3

 Obesity

97

47.1

Number of systemic diseases

 No

35

17.5

 One

53

25.7

 Two or more

117

56.8

Denture use

 Partial (upper)

28

13.6

 Partial (lower)

42

20.4

 Full (upper)

53

25.7

 Full (lower)

26

12.6

  1. BMI body mass index