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Table 5 Factors associated with oral frailty according to the OFI-8 and ODK

From: Epidemiology and risk factors of oral frailty among older people: an observational study from China

Variables

Model 1*

OR (95% CI)

P

Model 2 †

OR (95% CI)

P

Sex

    

female

1

 

-

 

male

0.89 (0.53, 1.52)

0.67

-

-

Age group (years)

    

60–69

1

 

-

 

70–79

1.06 (0.62, 1.79)

0.84

-

-

80+

2.39 (0.82, 7.02)

0.11

-

-

Employment status

    

employed

1

 

1

 

retired

0.97 (0.41, 2.29)

0.94

0.93 (0.39, 2.20)

0.87

others

1.2 (0.4, 3.59)

0.75

1.15 (0.38, 3.43)

0.81

Alcohol drinking

    

no

1

 

1

 

yes

0.58 (0.29, 1.13)

0.11

0.57 (0.29, 1.11)

0.10

Sedentary time

    

<5 h/d

1

 

1

 

5 ~ 8 h/d

0.46 (0.26, 0.82)

0.009

0.46 (0.26, 0.83)

0.009

≥ 8 h/d

0.23 (0.07, 0.76)

0.016

0.22 (0.07, 0.74)

0.014

Passive smoking

    

no

1

 

1

 

yes

1.32 (0.73, 2.40)

0.36

1.33 (0.73, 2.41)

0.35

Hypertension

    

no

1

 

1

 

yes

1.41 (0.86, 2.31)

0.17

1.40 (0.85, 2.29)

0.18

Rheumatoid arthritis

    

no

1

 

1

 

yes

6.33 (0.72, 55.49)

0.10

6.54 (0.75, 57.11)

0.09

Diabetes

    

no

1

 

1

 

yes

1.74 (0.94, 3.23)

0.08

1.82 (0.99, 3.35)

0.056

Frailty

    

robustness

1

 

1

 

pre-frailty

1.72 (1.01, 2.95)

0.046

1.76 (1.03, 3.01)

0.039

frailty

2.94 (1.36, 6.4)

0.006

3.01 (1.39, 6.54)

0.005

  1. Note OFI-8, Oral Frailty Index-8; ODK, Oral diadochokinesis; OR, odds ratio; CI, confidence interval. * Values with P < 0.2 in the chi-square test were selected in model (1) † In addition to variables with P < 0.2 in the Chi-square test, age, gender, and education were also adjusted in model (2) Significant values are indicated in bold