Table 3.
The Association between Eating Performance (Outcome variable) and Resident Characteristics
| Variables (measure or reference) | Model 1 (N=90) |
Model 2 (N=89) |
Model 3 (N=64) |
Model 4 (N=64) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coefficient (95% CI) | ||||
| Resident age (years) | .004 (−.02, .03) | −.01 (−.04, .02) | −.01 (−.04, .02) | |
| Resident gender (0=male) | −.13 (−.73, .47) | .24 (−.49, .97) | .21 (−.49, .91) | |
| Gingival Index (Higher = more gingival inflammation) | .62* (.04, 1.19) | .38 (−.21, .97) | ||
| Number of remaining teeth | −.01 (−.05, .02) | −.02 (−.05, .01) | ||
| Number of broken or decayed teeth | .0004 (−.04, .04) | .003 (−.04, .04) | ||
| DAT Score (Higher = better dental related function) | −.10* (−.19, −.01) | |||
| Constant | .82***(.47, 1.16) | .66 (−1.41, 2.73) | .52 (−2.20, 3.25) | 1.74 (−1.09, 4.58) |
| ICC at facility level | .0477 | .0627 | .0001 | .0001 |
| ICC at resident & facility levels | .8841 | .8819 | .0539 | .0424 |
| Log Likelihood ratio | −133.40 (no p) | −129.83 | −.94.59 | −92.18 |
| Likelihood ratio difference, x2(df) | 4.81(1)*a | |||
***
p<.001,
**
p<.01,
*
p<.05.
95% CI=95% Confidence Interval.
ICC = Intra-class Correlation Coefficient.
Eating performance was measured using a single item from 0 (totally independent) to 4 (totally dependent).
a
Comparison of model 4 and model 3.
There is 1 missing case in age, so the total sample size for model 1 is 89. There is 25 additional missing cases in oral health measures in model 3 and model 4, resulting in a total sample size of 64 for these two models.