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Table 3 Results of logistic regression analysis with MCI diagnosis as the dependent variable (Healthy = 0, MCI = 1)

From: Patients with mild cognitive impairment diagnosed at dementia clinic display decreased maximum occlusal force: a cross-sectional study

Independent variables

Odds ratio

95% Confidence interval

p value

Age

1.126

1.045–1.212

0.002*

Sex

0.528

0.196–1.423

0.207

Oral dryness

0.979

0.856–1.121

0.762

ODK/pa/

1.297

0.473–3.554

0.613

ODK/ta/

0.710

0.235–2.149

0.545

Tongue pressure

1.027

0.962–1.096

0.420

Maximum occlusal force

0.978

0.956–1.000

0.048*

Masticatory ability

1.142

0.831–1.568

0.413

Swallowing ability

0.896

0.215–3.746

0.881

  1. Sex: Male = 0, Female = 1. All other independent variables were continuous variables. Maximum occlusal force shown per 10 Newton
  2. MCI: mild cognitive impairment, ODK: oral diadochokinesis
  3. *p < 0.05, Logistic regression analysis