Table 3.

Fully adjusted results of linear regression analyses of association between periodontitis and SMMI or cHGS

Predictors	SMMI			cHGS
	Estimates	95% CI	p value	Estimates	95% CI	p value
Intercept	4.30	1.85 – 6.76	0.017	62.32	51.29 – 73.35	< 0.001
Non-severe periodontitis	0.07	− 0.26 to 0.40	0.451	− 2.81	− 4.47 to − 1.15	0.005
Severe periodontitis	0.22	− 0.34 to 0.78	0.231	− 2.73	− 6.31 to 0.83	0.154

Reference group no periodontitis, SMMI skeletal muscle mass index, cHGS combined handgrip strength

Bold values are significant if p < 0.05