Table 2 Associations between dental status, type and quality of dental prosthesis and body composition measurements using multiple linear regression (adjusted β (95% CI))

Remaining NT and POP

 ≥ 20 NT, ≥ 4 POP

0 (ref)

0 (ref)

0 (ref)

0 (ref)

 ≥ 20 NT, < 4 POP

− 0.13 (− 0.34, − 0.03)*

− 1.44 (− 2.40, − 0.50)*

− 28.6 (− 50.8, − 6.5)*

− 0.23 (− 1.57, 1.11)

 < 20 NT

− 0.22 (− 0.34, − 0.10)*

− 1.67 (− 3.28, − 0.10)*

− 44.6 (− 82.1,− 7.13)*

1.18 (− 1.11, 3.47)

Type and quality of dental prosthesis

 FPD

0 (ref)

0 (ref)

0 (ref)

0 (ref)

 RPD

  Acceptable

− 0.17 (− 0.34, − 0.01)*

− 1.11 (− 2.34, 0.13)^†

− 29.3 (− 58.3, − 0.26)*

1.04 (0.03, 2.05)*

  Unacceptable

− 0.19 (− 0.38,− 0.01)*

− 1.86 (− 3.40,− 0.33)*

− 44.1 (− 80.3, − 9.47)*

1.25 (0.04, 2.40)*

 CD

  Acceptable

− 0.32 (− 0.53, − 0.12)*

− 1.84 (− 3.46, − 0.22)*

− 35.9 (− 74.1, 2.42)^†

0.46 (− 1.06, 1.58)

  Unacceptable

− 0.30 (− 0.51, − 0.10)*

− 2.66 (− 4.22, − 1.10)*

− 48.3 (− 85.2, − 11.4)*

1.51 (0.23, 2.79)*