Table 1.
Basic profile of the participants.
| Elderly in nursing home (EN) | Independent living healthy control (HC) | |
|---|---|---|
| Number of participants | 15 | 16 |
| Nursing facility A (total participants) | 3 (9) | — |
| Nursing facility B (total participants) | 2 (6) | — |
| Nursing facility C (total participants) | 10 (35) | — |
| Male/Female | 3/12 | 9/7 |
| Age [yeas] (mean ± s.d.) | 84.2 ± 7.7 | 87.0 ± 4.6 |
| BMI [kg/m2] (mean ± s.d.) | 22.1 ± 3.1 | 21.8 ± 2.6 |
| Denture wearers | 12 | 13 |
| Edentulous participants | 3 | 4 |
| Dentate participants | 12 | 12 |
| Number of teeth (median, range) | 11, 3–30 | 10, 0–28 |
| Number of Decayed teeth (median, range) | 0, 0–4 | 0, 0–0 |
| Number of Missing teeth (median, range) | 17, 2–25 | 18, 0–28 |
| Number of Filled teeth (median, range) | 6, 1–14 | 4, 0–17 |