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Development of a Masticatory Indicator Using a Checklist of Chewable Food Items for the Community-Dwelling Elderly

Table 2

The checklist related to masticatory ability*.
Food itemChewing status
Easy Slightly difficultVery difficult
Fried chicken210
Apple210
Raw cabbage210
Pickled radish210
Cubic rice cracker210
Peanuts210
Raw carrot210
Dried sweet potato210
Hard baked rice cracker210
Cronbach’s alpha coefficient = 0.89 ( ).