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Table 4.

Association between denture wear and dementia by sex and age.

Sex	Age, years	Model 1^a		Model 2^b		Model 3^c
Sex	Age, years	OR	95% CI	OR	95% CI	OR	95% CI
Male	All	1.90^***	1.84–1.96	1.32^***	1.28–1.36	1.32^***	1.28–1.36
	65–70	1.50^***	1.39–1.61	1.43^***	1.32–1.54	1.40^***	1.30–1.51
	71–75	1.39^***	1.29–1.49	1.39^***	1.29–1.49	1.37^***	1.27–1.47
	76–80	1.38^***	1.31–1.45	1.33^***	1.26–1.40	1.34^***	1.27–1.41
	≥81	1.25^***	1.17–1.33	1.17^***	1.10–1.25	1.19^***	1.11–1.27
Female	All	1.95^***	1.90–2.00	1.19^***	1.16–1.22	1.19^***	1.15–1.22
	65–70	1.49^***	1.39–1.59	1.39^***	1.30–1.49	1.35^***	1.26–1.45
	71–75	1.38^***	1.31–1.47	1.31^***	1.24–1.39	1.30^***	1.22–1.38
	76–80	1.25^***	1.20–1.30	1.18^***	1.13–1.23	1.18^***	1.13–1.23
	≥81	1.05	1.00–1.11	1.01	0.95–1.06	1.01	0.96–1.06

^aModel 1 was unadjusted; ^bmodel 2 was adjusted for age, household income, and residence; ^cmodel 3 was adjusted for age, household income, residence, smoking, alcohol consumption, diabetes mellitus, and hypertension. Response variable: dementia (ref. no). *P < 0.05, **P < 0.01, ***P < 0.001. CI, confidence interval; OR, odds ratio.