Table 5.

Linear regression model for changes in CPITN as a dependent variable (n=118)

Effect	Regression	95% CI	P-value
Age	0.0	0.0, 0.0	0.978
Female	−0.2	−0.4, 0.1	0.237
Diseases	0.0	−0.1, 0.0	0.672
Medication	0.0	0.0, 0.1	0.151
Dementia	0.0	−0.2, 0.3	0.803
Care dependency	0.0	0.0, 0.0	0.941
Intervention	0.0	−0.2, 0.3	0.869
Rural	0.0	−0.2, 0.3	0.887
Baseline CPITN	−0.5	−0.7, −0.3	0.001

Notes: Negative values are indicative for improvements. R²=0.263. Data in bold indicates statistical significance.

Abbreviation: CPITN, Community Periodontal Index of Treatment Needs.