Fig. 1
From: Consistency of supplied food and dentition status of the elderly in residential care homes
Distribution of prescribed food consistency against care levels for the 276 elderly residents of the selected care facilities. The distribution was statistically significant by Fisher’s exact test (P < 0.001); * indicated the statistically significant cells by log-linear model (P < 0.05). Frequency of ordinary diet in support levels 1 and 2 and care levels 1, 2, and 3 are statistically significant (log-linear analysis). Most elderly residents requiring support levels 1(12/16, 75.0%) and 2(13/12, 86.6%) consumed ordinary meals. In contrast, most elderly residents requiring care levels 4 (35/47, 74.5%) and 5 (35/40, 87.5%) consumed processed meals