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. 2025 Apr 18;37(1):128. doi: 10.1007/s40520-025-03032-5

Table 5.

Association between denture status and geriatric syndromes among 685 participants using cross-sectional data collected in 2023

Variables Non-adjusted
OR (95% CI)
Model 1
OR (95% CI)
Model 2
OR (95% CI)
Model 3
OR (95% CI)
Dentures and sarcopenia
 Teeth ≥ 21 (N = 231) 1 (reference) 1 (reference) 1 (reference) 1 (reference)
 Teeth 11–20 with Dentures (N = 85) 0.59 (0.22, 1.62) 0.52 (0.19, 1.44) 0.52 (0.19, 1.45) 0.52 (0.19, 1.43)
 Teeth 11–20 without Dentures (N = 80) 2.02 (0.98, 4.16) 1.57 (0.75, 3.31) 1.64 (0.77, 3.46) 1.63 (0.77, 3.46)
 Teeth ≤ 10 with Dentures (N = 199) 2.03 (1.15, 3.58)* 1.39 (0.76, 2.53) 1.36 (0.74, 2.48) 1.36 (0.74, 2.50)
 Teeth ≤ 10 without Dentures (N = 90) 5.24 (2.83, 9.70)** 3.44 (1.80, 6.61)** 3.23 (1.68, 6.25)** 3.25 (1.68, 6.28)**
  P value for trend < 0.001 < 0.001 0.001 0.001
Dentures and malnutrition risk
 Teeth ≥ 21 (N = 231) 1 (reference) 1 (reference) 1 (reference) 1 (reference)
 Teeth 11–20 with Dentures (N = 85) 1.18 (0.65, 2.15) 1.21 (0.66, 2.10) 1.26 (0.69, 2.31) 1.27 (0.69, 2.33)
 Teeth 11–20 without Dentures (N = 80) 1.49 (0.28, 2.68) 1.47 (0.81, 2.68) 1.57 (0.86, 2.87) 1.61 (0.88, 2.96)
 Teeth ≤ 10 with Dentures (N = 199) 2.51 (1.62, 3.88)** 2.57 (1.63, 4.06)** 2.63 (1.66, 4.16)** 2.79 (1.75, 4.46)**
 Teeth ≤ 10 without Dentures(N = 90) 3.51 (2.07, 5.96)** 3.49 (2.00, 6.08)** 3.54 (2.01, 6.21)** 3.64 (2.06, 6.44)**
  P value for trend < 0.001 < 0.001 < 0.001 < 0.001
Dentures and fall
 Teeth ≥ 21 (N = 231) 1 (reference) 1 (reference) 1 (reference) 1 (reference)
 Teeth 11–20 with Dentures (N = 85) 0.83 (0.38, 1.83) 0.78 (0.35, 1.74) 0.82 (0.37, 1.83) 0.79 (0.35, 1.77)
 Teeth 11–20 without Dentures (N = 80) 1.20 (0.59, 2.41) 1.14 (0.56, 2.30) 1.13 (0.55, 2.29) 1.17 (0.57, 2.40)
 Teeth ≤ 10 with Dentures (N = 199) 1.56 (0.93, 2.62) 1.39 (0.81, 2.39) 1.39 (0.80, 2.38) 1.33 (0.76, 2.31)
 Teeth ≤ 10 without Dentures(N = 90) 2.21 (1.21, 4.06)* 2.00 (1.06, 3.79)* 2.04 (1.07, 3.86)* 2.01 (1.06, 3.83)*
  P value for trend 0.010 0.046 0.045 0.062
Dentures and frailty
 Teeth ≥ 21 (N = 231) 1 (reference) 1 (reference) 1 (reference) 1 (reference)
 Teeth 11–20 with Dentures (N = 85) 1.00 (0.55, 1.82) 0.94 (0.51, 1.71) 0.86 (0.46, 1.59) 0.97 (0.51, 1.83)
 Teeth 11–20 without Dentures (N = 80) 2.07 (1.19, 3.59)* 1.80 (1.02, 3.16)* 1.81 (1.02, 3.20)* 1.94 (1.07, 3.52)*
 Teeth ≤ 10 with Dentures (N = 199) 1.76 (1.15, 2.70)* 1.38 (0.88, 2.17) 1.36 (0.86, 2.13) 1.52 (0.95, 2.43)
 Teeth ≤ 10 without Dentures(N = 90) 2.95 (1.75, 4.97)** 2.24 (1.30, 3.88)* 2.19 (1.26, 3.80)* 2.41 (1.36, 4.26)*
  P value for trend < 0.001 0.005 0.006 0.002
Dentures and total outcome score
 Teeth ≥ 21 (N = 231) 1 (reference) 1 (reference) 1 (reference) 1 (reference)
 Teeth 11–20 with Dentures (N = 85) 1.11 (0.66, 1.86) 1.07 (0.64, 1.80) 1.09 (0.64, 1.84) 1.16 (0.68, 1.98)
 Teeth 11–20 without Dentures (N = 80) 1.88 (1.10, 3.20)* 1.76 (1.02, 3.01)* 1.84 (1.06, 3.19)* 1.89 (1.08, 3.33)*
 Teeth ≤ 10 with Dentures (N = 199) 2.65 (1.75, 4.00)** 2.31 (1.50, 3.55)** 2.31 (1.50, 3.57)** 2.58 (1.65, 4.02)**
 Teeth ≤ 10 without Dentures(N = 90) 4.57 (2.54, 8.20)** 3.90 (2.13, 7.11)** 3.78 (2.06, 6.93)** 4.01 (2.17, 7.42)**
  P value for trend < 0.001 < 0.001 < 0.001 < 0.001

Notes: Model 1 adjusted for age, sex; Model 2 adjusted for age, sex, education; Model 3 adjusted for age, sex, education, drinking, smoking, number of chronic disease

Data in bold indicate statistically significant values: *p < 0.05,**p < 0.001

Hosmer-Lemeshow goodness-of-fit: all p > 0.05. A p-value > 0.05 indicates that the model fits the data well

CI: confidence interval