Table 3 Association of edentulism with mortality and sarcopenia estimated by random-intercept Weibull hazard models

Incidence of death at Wave 4

Total

No edentulism group

496

8.1 (7.4, 8.8)

Reference

Reference

Edentulism group

217

19.9 (17.4, 22.7)

2.52 (2.15, 2.95) ^¶

2.88 (1.39, 5.98) ^§

Female

502

11.8 (10.8, 12.9)

0.32 (0.12, 0.81) *

Education

Primary or less

687

12.8 (11.9, 13.8)

-

Reference

Lower secondary

127

7.4 (6.2, 8.8)

-

0.51 (0.15, 1,74)

Upper secondary and higher

52

5.5 (4.2, 7.2)

-

0.80 (0.17, 3.69)

Aged 45–64

No edentulism group

199

4.2 (3.6, 4.8)

Reference

Reference

Edentulism group

34

6.2 (4.4, 8.6)

2.52 (2.15, 2.95) ^¶

7.50 (1.99, 28.23) ^§

Aged 65 or older

No edentulism group

297

19.4 (3.6, 24.4)

Reference

Reference

Edentulism group

183

33.8 (29.3, 39.1)

1.59 (1.32, 1.91) ^¶

2.37 (0.97, 5.80)

Incidence of sarcopenia at Wave 3

Total

No edentulism group

291

10.4 (9.3, 11.7)

Reference

Reference

Edentulism group

82

28.3 (22.8, 35.1)

3.37 (2.72, 4.17) ^¶

1.70 (1.32, 2.20) ^¶

Female

287

16.7 (14.8, 18.7)

1.04 (0.77, 1.42)

Education

Primary or less

442

21.2 (19.3, 23.2)

-

Reference

Lower secondary

37

5.6 (4.0, 7.7)

-

0.43 (0.25, 0.75) ^§

Upper secondary and higher

14

3.9 (2.3, 6.6)

-

0.46 (0.21, 1.04)

Aged 45–64

No edentulism group

74

3.9 (3.1, 4.9)

Reference

Reference

Edentulism group

23

10.6 (7.1, 16.0)

3.22 (2.01, 5.16) ^¶

2.15 (1.27, 3.66) ^§

Aged 65 or older

No edentulism group

168

30.3 (26.1, 35.2)

Reference

Reference

Edentulism group

108

49.8 (41.2, 60.1)

1.65 (1.30, 2.11) ^¶

1.58 (1.19, 2.09) ^§