Research Article
Teeth and Covariates: Association with Risk of Falls
Table 1
Master chart of number of teeth present and covariates in relation to the risk of fall.
| | Master chart | Total | Tinetti test (TT) | | Lowest risk of falls | Moderate risk of falls | Highest risk of falls |
| | Total number of teeth present | | | | | | ≥20 natural teeth | 28 | 17 (60.7) | 5 (17.9) | 6 (21.4) | | ≤19 natural teeth with dentures | 34 | 25 (73.5) | 3 (8.8) | 6 (17.6) | | ≤19 natural teeth without dentures | 42 | 13 (31.0) | 7 (16.7) | 22 (52.4) | | Missing | 6 | 4 (66.7) | 0 | 2 (33.3) |
| | Chewing difficulty | | | | | | Can eat everything | 41 | 25 (61.0) | 10 (24.4) | 6 (14.6) | | Can eat most foods | 39 | 21 (53.8) | 0 | 18 (46.2) | | Cannot eat most foods | 28 | 12 (42.9) | 4 (14.3) | 12 (42.9) | | Cannot eat at all | 2 | 1 (50) | 0 | 1 (50) |
| | Sex | | | | | | Male | 48 | 26 (54.2) | 6 (12.5) | 16 (33.3) | | Female | 62 | 33 (53.2) | 8 (12.9) | 21 (33.9) |
| | Presence of illness related to fall | | | | | | Yes | 21 | 4 (19.1) | 4 (19.1) | 13 (61.9) | | No | 89 | 55 (61.8) | 10 (11.2) | 24 (27.0) |
| | Activity of daily living | | | | | | Dependent | 29 | 6 (20.7) | 5 (17.2) | 18 (62.1) | | Independent | 81 | 53 (65.4) | 9 (11.1) | 19 (23.5) |
| | Use of drugs | | | | | | Yes | 73 | 35 (47.9) | 11 (15.1) | 27 (37.0) | | No | 37 | 24 (64.9) | 3 (8.1) | 10 (27.0) |
| | Self-evaluated health | | | | | | Excellent | 8 | 2 (25) | 2 (25) | 4 (50) | | Good | 62 | 39 (62.9) | 9 (14.5) | 14 (22.6) | | Fair | 39 | 17 (43.6) | 3 (7.7) | 19 (48.7) | | Poor | 1 | 1 (100) | 0 | 0 |
| | Monthly household income (Malaysian ringgit) | | | | | | <500 | 93 | 46 (49.5) | 13 (14) | 34 (36.6) | | 500–999 | 4 | 4 (100) | 0 | 0 | | 1000–1999 | 5 | 3 (60) | 1 (20) | 1 (20) | | >2000 | 8 | 6 (75) | 0 | 2 (25) |
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