Association between oral health and cognitive function among Chinese older adults: the Taizhou imaging study

BMC Oral Health

Table 2 The associations between oral health and global cognition

Oral health	Model	MMSE score			MoCA score
Oral health	Model	Coefficient	SE	p value	Coefficient	SE	p value
DT	1	-0.05	0.03	0.149	-0.08	0.03	0.002
DT	2	-0.07	0.03	0.050	-0.09	0.03	0.001
MT	1	-0.05	0.03	0.140	-0.05	0.03	0.054
MT	2	-0.01	0.04	0.782	-0.04	0.03	0.190
FT	1	-0.08	0.03	0.011	0.00	0.02	0.979
FT	2	-0.05	0.04	0.152	0.03	0.03	0.306
DMFT	1	-0.07	0.03	0.039	-0.08	0.03	0.001
DMFT	2	-0.04	0.04	0.225	-0.08	0.03	0.004
DFRoot	1	-0.01	0.03	0.820	-0.03	0.03	0.214
DFRoot	2	-0.03	0.03	0.445	-0.05	0.03	0.081
CI	1	-0.10	0.03	0.002	-0.11	0.03	< 0.001
CI	2	-0.07	0.04	0.051	-0.11	0.03	< 0.001
GBI	1	0.01	0.03	0.852	-0.02	0.03	0.394
GBI	2	-0.01	0.03	0.764	-0.03	0.03	0.271
PD	1	0.04	0.03	0.173	0.02	0.03	0.549
PD	2	0.01	0.03	0.801	0.00	0.03	0.862
CAL	1	-0.02	0.03	0.542	-0.05	0.03	0.033
CAL	2	-0.02	0.03	0.514	-0.07	0.03	0.008
Severity of periodontitis	1	0.03	0.07	0.621	-0.03	0.05	0.511
Severity of periodontitis	2	0.04	0.07	0.570	-0.07	0.05	0.187
Restoration of missing teeth	1	-0.04	0.07	0.495	-0.05	0.05	0.280
Restoration of missing teeth	2	-0.15	0.07	0.038	-0.12	0.05	0.035

Abbreviation: CAL, clinical attachment loss; CI, calculus index; DFRoot, decayed and filled root; DMFT, decayed, missing and filled teeth; DT, decayed teeth; FT, filled teeth; GBI, gingival bleeding index; MMSE, Mini-Mental State Examination; MoCA, Montreal Cognitive Assessment; MT, missing teeth; PD, probing depth; SE, standard error
Model 1 was adjusted for age, sex, and years of education. Model 2 was further adjusted for toothbrushing frequency, smoking, alcohol consumption, hypertension, diabetes, and hyperlipidemia

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