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Table 2 Risk factors associated with having lower MMSE scores (23) as estimated by logistic regression analysis

From: Cognitive function and number of teeth in a community-dwelling population in Japan

Parameter

Crude odds ratio (mean (95% CI))

p value

Adjusted odds ratio (mean (95% CI))

p value

Age (years)

1.12 (1.06–1.19)

<0.001

0.99 (0.91–1.08)

0.847

Male

1.62 (0.73–3.59)

0.236

2.98 (0.71–12.53)

0.136

Level of education (years)

0.53 (0.41–0.68)

<0.001

0.52 (0.35–0.78)

<0.01

Smoking status

    

  No

1.00

 

1.00

 

  Current

1.22 (0.27–5.48)

0.800

0.88 (0.11–6.81)

0.904

  Previous

1.71 (0.66–4.48)

0.273

1.89 (0.44–8.20)

0.395

Habitual alcohol intake

    

  No

1.00

 

1.00

 

  Current

1.44 (0.64–3.25)

0.381

0.75 (0.19–2.98)

0.683

  Previous

1.39 (0.17–11.36)

0.757

1.08 (0.07–15.81)

0.954

Positive history of

    

  Diabetes mellitus

1.16 (0.34–4.03)

0.813

0.36 (0.06–2.14)

0.259

  Hypertension

1.17 (0.53–2.58)

0.699

0.73 (0.23–2.28)

0.589

  Cancer

1.54 (0.44–5.40)

0.498

1.74 (0.35–8.73)

0.503

TMIG-IC score

    

  Instrumental self-maintenance

0.35 (0.18–0.69)

<0.01

0.58 (0.20–1.75)

0.336

  Intellectual activity

0.38 (0.25–0.57)

<0.001

0.57 (0.33–0.98)

<0.05

  Social role

0.60 (0.37–0.99)

<0.05

0.55 (0.29–1.06)

0.074

CES-D total score

1.04 (0.98–1.11)

0.198

0.98 (0.90–1.08)

0.723

Number of remaining teeth

    

  22–32

1.00

 

1.00

 

  11–21

7.34 (0.85–63.57)

0.070

3.50 (0.32–38.25)

0.305

  0–10

27.33 (3.62–206.21)

<0.01

20.21 (2.20–185.47)

<0.01