Table 5.

Bivariate correlation coefficients among anthropometric parameters, DMFT index, maximum tongue pressure, and masticatory performance in young adults

	Age	Gender	Height	Body weight	BMI	DMFT index	Maximum tongue pressure	Total number of particles	Maximum projected area of the particles
Age	1
Gender	−0.320*	1
Height	−0.289*	0.765**	1
Body weight	−0.144	0.831**	0.673**	1
BMI	−0.026	0.647**	0.244	0.878**	1
DMFT index	0.307*	−0.114	−0.070	−0.042	−0.016	1
Maximum tongue pressure	−0.255*	0.704**	0.549**	0.599**	0.410**	−0.313*	1
Total number of particles	−0.201	0.336**	0.158	0.137	0.066	−0.615**	0.542**	1
Maximum projected area of the particles	0.175	−0.364**	−0.165	−0.260*	−0.212	0.661**	−0.624**	−0.837**	1

Note. BMI = body mass index; DMFT = decayed, missing, and filled teeth.

Gender was coded as 1 for male and 0 for female.

^* p < .05.

^** p < .01.