Table 1.
Baseline characteristics of study participants according to tooth loss status
| Baseline characteristics | Status of tooth loss | P * | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | Moderate | Severe | ||
| Age (n, %) | 0.000 | |||
| < 55 years | 423 (81.2%) | 521 (45.6%) | 827 (51.0%) | |
| ≥ 55 years | 98 (18.8%) | 622 (54.4%) | 795 (49.0%) | |
| Gender (n, %) | 0.000 | |||
| Men | 239 (45.9%) | 505 (44.2%) | 1104 (68.1%) | |
| Women | 282 (54.1%) | 638 (55.8%) | 518 (31.9%) | |
| BMI (n, %) | 0.000 | |||
| (Mean ± SD, kg/m2) | 20.82 ± 2.36 | 20.41 ± 2.25 | 20.15 ± 2.28 | |
| Education (n, %) | 0.000 | |||
| Non | 127 (24.4%) | 458 (40.1%) | 816 (50.3%) | |
| < Primary education | 193 (37.0%) | 375 (32.8%) | 408 (25.2%) | |
| ≥ Primary education | 141 (27.1%) | 145 (12.7%) | 139 (8.6%) | |
| Unknown | 60 (11.5%) | 165 (14.4%) | 259 (16.0%) | |
| Smoking (n, %) | 0.000 | |||
| Yes | 165 (31.7%) | 412 (36.0%) | 374 (23.1%) | |
| No | 356 (68.3%) | 731 (64.0%) | 1248 (76.9%) | |
| Alcohol consumption (n, %) | 0.000 | |||
| Yes | 122 (23.4%) | 247 (21.6%) | 243 (15.0%) | |
| No | 399 (76.6%) | 896 (78.4%) | 1379 (85.0%) | |
| Family history of tumors (n, %) | 0.816 | |||
| Yes | 223 (42.8%) | 508 (44.4%) | 716 (44.1%) | |
| No | 298 (57.2%) | 635 (55.6%) | 906 (55.9%) | |
| Consumption of fresh vegetables | 0.895 | |||
| (Mean ± SD, times/week) | 11.65 ± 4.48 | 11.73 ± 4.58 | 11.68 ± 4.40 | |
| Consumption of fresh fruit | 0.000 | |||
| (Mean ± SD, times/week) | 0.26 ± 0.55 | 0.23 ± 0.72 | 0.19 ± 0.57 | |
*
P value derived from χ2 or nonparametric Kruskal–Wallis tests, as appropriate, for categorical and continuous variables. BMI, body mass index; SD, standard deviation.