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. 2021 Mar 7;11(3):338. doi: 10.3390/brainsci11030338

Table 4.

Correlations between functional assessment and oral health status.

Study Time Number of Teeth Present in Oral Cavity DT MT FT DMFT DS MS FS DMFS GI 1 GI 2 PlI 1 PlI 2
BI I −0.203 −0.118 0.013 0.019 −0.071 −0.14 0.021 0.019 −0.043 −0.4 ** −0.42 ** −0.363 * −0.344 *
II 0.281 0.048 −0.208 0.238 −0.248 0.019 −0.203 0.231 −0.212 −0.293 −0.232 −0.338 * −0.215
FIM I −0.001 −0.134 −0.078 0.066 −0.2 −0.166 −0.062 0.069 −0.134 −0.394 ** −0.433 ** −0.408 ** −0.399 **
II 0.126 −0.087 −0.137 0.155 −0.223 −0.114 −0.121 0.15 −0.184 −0.403 ** −0.407 ** −0.424 ** −0.381 *
BBS I 0.018 −0.124 −0.082 0.038 −0.195 −0.138 −0.066 0.045 −0.122 −0.33 * −0.423 ** −0.363 * −0.4 **
II 0.217 −0.045 −0.218 0.182 −0.299 −0.082 −0.199 0.183 −0.238 −0.389 ** −0.386 * −0.465 ** −0.407 **
ACE III I 0.179 0.006 −0.19 0.161 −0.286 * −0.023 −0.183 0.156 −0.212 −0.154 −0.121 −0.211 −0.117
II 0.395 * −0.03 −0.312 * 0.346 ** −0.339 ** −0.054 −0.325* 0.336 ** −0.329* −0.257 −0.189 −0.319* −0.208
ACE—attention and orientation I 0.084 0.002 −0.11 0.09 −0.204 −0.046 −0.107 0.092 −0.15 −0.244 −0.221 −0.3* −0.243
II 0.143 −0.061 −0.18 0.242 −0.221 −0.109 −0.223 0.233 −0.245 −0.16 −0.121 −0.293 −0.236
ACE—memory I 0.349 −0.03 −0.233 0.16 −0.28* −0.057 −0.215 0.149 −0.23 −0.069 0.027 −0.1 0.045
II 0.309 −0.03 −0.235 0.222 −0.273* −0.062 −0.234 0.211 −0.237 −0.023 0.043 −0.113 0.023
ACE—verbal fluency I 0.102 0.006 −0.094 0.035 −0.123 −0.02 −0.079 0.034 −0.088 −0.079 −0.085 −0.174 −0.134
II 0.333 0.067 −0.244 0.225 −0.221 0.046 −0.221 0.225 −0.206 −0.175 −0.18 −0.28 −0.224
ACE—language function I 0.24 −0.085 −0.161 0.191 −0.202 −0.129 −0.158 0.192 −0.17 −0.185 −0.187 −0.239 −0.197
II 0.411 −0.113 −0.274 * 0.35 ** −0.344 ** −0.142 −0.298* 0.352 ** −0.322* −0.22 −0.193 −0.275 −0.224
ACE—visual−spatial function I −0.155 −0.068 −0.121 0.18 −0.18 −0.132 −0.138 0.187 −0.182 −0.203 −0.194 −0.235 −0.174
II 0.207 −0.051 −0.241 0.311 −0.209 −0.105 −0.256 0.318* −0.227 −0.225 −0.224 −0.238 −0.192

DMFT—caries severity index, that is a sum of decayed teeth (DT), teeth missing due to carious process (MT), and teeth filled because of caries (FT); DMFS—a sum of decayed surfaces of tooth (DS), surfaces of tooth missing due to carious process (MS), and surfaces of tooth filled because of caries (FS); GI—gingival index; PlI—plaque index; BI—Barthel index; FIM—functional independence measure; BBS—Berg balance score; ACE—Addenbrooke’s cognitive examination III; * p < 0.05; ** p < 0.01.