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

Table 3 Multiple regression analysis of tooth loss

Parameter	Partial regression coefficient	Standard error	t value	Beta	p value
Age (years)	0.476	0.075	0.311	6.375	<0.001
Male	−0.873	1.188	−0.043	−0.734	0.463
Level of education (years)	−0.787	0.245	−0.158	−3.217	<0.01
Smoking status
Current	4.657	1.746	0.123	2.667	<0.01
Previous	2.259	1.320	0.084	1.712	0.088
Habitual alcohol intake
Current	−1.728	1.126	−0.084	−1.535	0.126
Previous	−1.883	2.462	−0.034	−0.765	0.445
Positive history of
Diabetes mellitus	3.100	1.398	0.095	2.218	<0.05
Hypertension	0.412	0.885	0.021	0.466	0.642
Cancer	1.994	1.514	0.056	1.317	0.189
TMIG-IC score
Instrumental self-maintenance	1.863	1.245	0.067	1.497	0.135
Intellectual activity	−0.679	0.653	−0.049	−1.041	0.299
Social role	0.573	0.658	0.038	0.870	0.385
CES-D total score	0.073	0.070	0.044	1.035	0.301
MMSE total score	−0.490	0.189	−0.124	−2.592	<0.05

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