Table 4.

Odds ratios of variables for “decline in masticatory function” and “difficulty swallowing” according to the Locomo-25 score.

		“Decline in masticatory function”							“Difficulty swallowing”
		Univariate			Multiple				Univariate			Multiple
		OR	95% CI	p	OR	95% CI	p		OR	95% CI	p	OR	95% CI	p
Sex	Male	0.665	0.371–1.194	0.1718				Male	0.900	0.528–1.533	0.6960
Age		1.041	1.006–1.077	0.0213	1.053	0.985–1.062	0.2428		1.010	0.978–1.043	0.5394
Locomo-25	≥  11	3.364	2.079–5.444	< 0.0001	2.657	1.578–4.472	0.0002	≥  9	2.577	1.636–4.060	< 0.0001	2.411	1.495–3.886	0.0003
GDS-15		1.142	1.054–1.239	0.0013	1.082	0.991–1.181	0.0798		1.089	1.006–1.178	0.0343	1.707	0.526–5.535	0.3748
MMSE		0.901	0.816–0.995	0.0401	0.969	0.867–1.083	0.5800		0.964	0.873–1.065	0.4724
BMI		1.023	0.950–1.101	0.5494					1.061	0.989–1.139	0.1001

Univariate and multiple logistic regression analyses were performed.

OR odds ratio; CI confidence interval; GDS-15 Geriatric Depression Scale; MMSE Mini-Mental State Examination; BMI body mass index.