Table 3.

Distribution of responses to food intake questionnaire and self-rated masticatory ability of participants (N = 37).

Food groups		N	%	Easy to eat		Somewhat difficult to eat		Unable to eat		mean ± SD
				N	%	N	%	N	%
Boiled squid				25	67.6	11	29.7	1	2.7
Stir-fried peanut				27	73	9	24.3	1	2.7
Fried chicken leg or chicken fillet				32	86.5	5	13.5	0	0
Soy sauce-braised pork ear				25	67.6	10	27	2	5.4
Boiled sweet corn on the cob				29	78.4	6	16.2	2	5.4
Sliced guava				26	70.3	10	27	1	2.7
Sliced apple or pear				31	83.8	5	13.5	1	2.7
Grilled calamari or soy sauce-braised chicken gizzard				16	43.2	15	40.5	6	16.2
Sugar cane (not juice)				7	18.9	17	45.9	13	35.1
Sliced cucumber or kidney bean				34	91.9	3	8.1	0	0
Boiled bamboo shoots or broccoli				35	94.6	2	5.4	0	0
Sliced orange				34	91.9	3	8.1	0	0
Sliced star fruit or bell fruit				36	97.3	1	2.7	0	0
Boiled white radish or carrot				36	97.3	1	2.7	0	0
Number of response, ‘difficulty to eat’, to food groups
	0-3 group	23	62.2
	4-14 group	14	37.8
Self-rated masticatory ability score										23.8 ± 4.3