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Table 2 Summary statistics of explanatory variables

From: Oral health conditions and cognitive functioning in middle and later adulthood

 

Mean/proportion

Std. dev.#

Min

Max

N

Chewing ability

     

…can bite/chew on hard foods

77.6%

-

0

1

32,079

…can not bite/chew on hard foods

22.4%

-

0

1

32,079

Wearing dentures

     

…yes

41.8%

-

0

1

32,086

…no

58.2%

-

0

1

32,086

Age (years)

66.1

10.5

50

104

32,197

Sex

     

…woman

54.8%

-

0

1

32,198

…man

45.2%

-

0

1

32,198

Educational attainment

     

…ISCED scores 0-1

32.8%

-

0

1

31,511

…ISCED scores 2-3

48.1%

-

0

1

31,511

…ISCED scores 4-6

19.1%

-

0

1

31,511

Job situation

     

…retired

51.7%

-

0

1

31,816

…employed or self-employed

25.5%

-

0

1

31,816

…unemployed and looking for work

3.2%

-

0

1

31,816

…permanently sick or disabled

3.9%

-

0

1

31,816

…homemaker

14.1%

-

0

1

31,816

…other

1.6%

-

0

1

31,816

General health (self-rated)

     

…poor

13.1%

-

0

1

32,085

…fair

28.2%

-

0

1

32,085

…good

38.1%

-

0

1

32,085

…very good

14.2%

-

0

1

32,085

…excellent

6.4%

-

0

1

32,085

Grip strength (in kg; dominant hand)

32.6

12.4

0

80

28,969

Sad or depressed

     

…yes

41.7%

-

0

1

31,693

…no

58.3%

-

0

1

31,693

  1. NB: data from SHARE wave 2; results are weighted (Ireland excluded as SHARE does not provide a weighting variable);
  2. #standard deviations are not reported for binary variables.