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Table 2 The impact of dental status on perceived ability to eat various food types

From: The impact of dental status on perceived ability to eat certain foods and nutrient intakes in older adults: cross-sectional analysis of the UK National Diet and Nutrition Survey 2008–2014

Food type

Dental status

Could eat with some difficulty/could not eat at all

 

Unadjusted

 

Adjusteda

  

n

%

OR

95% CI

P

OR

95% CI

P

Sliced bread

DEN

5

1.1

Ref

Ref

Ref

Ref

Ref

Ref

D-DEN

3

1.0

0.90

0.21, 3.79

0.885

0.78

0.18, 3.32

0.740

E-DEN

9

3.1

2.87

0.95, 8.65

0.061

2.22

0.70, 7.04

0.174

Crusty bread

DEN

37

8.1

Ref

Ref

Ref

Ref

Ref

Ref

D-DEN

61

20.0

2.83

1.83, 4.39

< 0.001

2.57

1.65, 4.01

< 0.001

E-DEN

72

24.8

3.74

2.44, 5.74

< 0.001

3.05

1.96, 4.77

< 0.001

Cheese

DEN

7

1.5

Ref

Ref

Ref

Ref

Ref

Ref

D-DEN

10

3.3

2.17

0.82, 5.78

0.119

2.07

0.78, 5.55

0.146

E-DEN

11

3.8

2.52

0.97, 6.58

0.059

2.24

0.83, 6.05

0.113

Tomatoes

DEN

8

1.8

Ref

Ref

Ref

Ref

Ref

Ref

D-DEN

10

3.3

1.90

0.74, 4.87

0.182

1.81

0.70, 4.65

0.221

E-DEN

24

8.2

5.03

2.23, 11.37

< 0.001

4.62

1.99, 10.71

< 0.001

Raw carrots

DEN

49

10.7

Ref

Ref

Ref

Ref

Ref

Ref

D-DEN

89

29.3

3.44

2.34, 5.06

< 0.001

3.30

2.23, 4.87

< 0.001

E-DEN

117

40.8

5.72

3.92, 8.35

< 0.001

5.04

3.41, 7.45

< 0.001

Lettuce

DEN

6

1.3

Ref

Ref

Ref

Ref

Ref

Ref

D-DEN

18

5.9

4.70

1.85, 11.99

0.001

4.57

1.79, 11.70

0.002

E-DEN

23

7.9

6.41

2.58, 15.95

< 0.001

5.99

2.35, 15.21

< 0.001

Apples

DEN

51

11.2

Ref

Ref

Ref

Ref

Ref

Ref

D-DEN

92

30.2

3.43

2.35, 5.02

< 0.001

3.31

2.26, 4.87

< 0.001

E-DEN

121

41.4

5.62

3.87, 8.16

< 0.001

5.25

3.57, 7.73

< 0.001

Oranges

DEN

9

2.0

Ref

Ref

Ref

Ref

Ref

Ref

D-DEN

13

4.3

2.21

0.93, 5.24

0.071

2.09

0.88, 4.97

0.096

E-DEN

26

8.9

4.87

2.25, 10.56

< 0.001

4.35

1.96, 9.66

< 0.001

Nuts

DEN

53

11.6

Ref

Ref

Ref

Ref

Ref

Ref

D-DEN

82

26.9

2.79

1.90, 4.09

< 0.001

2.63

1.79, 3.87

< 0.001

E-DEN

104

35.7

4.22

2.90, 6.13

< 0.001

3.65

2.48, 5.38

< 0.001

Sliced cooked meats

DEN

8

1.8

Ref

Ref

Ref

Ref

Ref

Ref

D-DEN

13

4.3

2.50

1.02, 6.11

0.044

2.23

0.91, 5.48

0.081

E-DEN

11

3.8

2.19

0.87, 5.52

0.096

1.79

0.69, 4.65

0.234

Well-cooked steaks

DEN

50

11.0

Ref

Ref

Ref

Ref

Ref

Ref

D-DEN

88

29.0

3.32

2.26, 4.87

< 0.001

3.07

2.08, 4.54

< 0.001

E-DEN

103

35.5

4.46

3.05, 6.52

< 0.001

3.81

2.57, 5.65

< 0.001

  1. Data analysed using logistic regression and presented as odd ratios (95% CI). DEN group was fixed as the reference category in each model. aAdjusted for age, gender and survey year
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International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity

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