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Table 6 Multiple linear regression analysis of factors associated with MP according to age

From: Factors associated with age-related changes in oral diadochokinesis and masticatory function in healthy old adults

Dependent variable

Gr1

Gr2

Gr3

 

B

CI

p

B

CI

p

B

CI

p

Remaining teeth

            

Posterior teeth

            

Eichner index

        

-42.5013

-78.9876

-6.0150

0.0229 *

TP

    

1.8973

0.2065

3.5880

0.0283 *

    

BF

0.0238

0.0011

0.0465

0.0397 *

0.0742

0.0416

0.1069

< 0.0001 *

0.0523

0.0090

0.0957

0.0185*

Occluding area

    

2.5139

1.3615

3.6662

< 0.0001 *

    

HG

            

/pa/

    

19.2554

1.4430

37.0677

0.0345 *

16.5585

4.4724

28.6445

0.0079 *

/ta/

    

22.4188

4.6846

40.1531

0.0140 *

16.3964

3.7346

29.0582

0.0118 *

/ka/

        

16.2255

4.0337

28.4173

0.0097 *

Oral dryness

            

FIA

    

1.5369

0.0751

2.9988

0.0395 *

    

OHIP-14

            

KMMSE

        

3.0643

0.3933

5.7352

0.0251 *

PHQ-9

-47.2094

-81.2865

-13.1322

0.0071 *

        
  1. Notes Gr = group; B = beta coefficient; CI = confidence interval; MP = masticatory performance; TP = tongue pressure; BF = bite force; HG = handgrip strength; ODK = oral diadochokinesis; FIA = food intake ability; OHIP-14 = Oral Health Impact Profile-14; KMMSE = Korean Mini-Mental State Examination; PHQ-9 = Patient Health Questionnaire-9
  2. *Adjusted by sex, age, BMI
  3. p * < 0.05
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