Supplied Food Consistency and Oral Functions of Institutionalized Elderly
Table 1
Descriptive analysis of the results of oral functions against supplied food consistency.
Ordinary meal
Sliced meal
Fluidized meal
value
Xerostomia
Mean ± SD
23.69 ± 4.97
23.69 ± 2.97
24.1 ± 4.98
0.923
Median (25–75th percentile)
25.4 (21.4–26.9)
23.95 (21.43–27.88)
29.1 (27–31)
Oral hygiene status (TCI)
Mean ± SD
53.92 ± 24.33
53.92 ± 46.67
59.48 ± 24.34
0.876
Median (25–75th percentile)
61 (44–78)
50 (35.75–67)
67 (28–94)
Oral hygiene status
Mean ± SD
12.3 ± 2.51
12.3 ± 0.83
3.89 ± 2.52
0.275
Median (25–75th percentile)
3.2 (1.69–5.22)
2.58 (1.36–4.69)
1.91 (1.32–3.00)
Occlusal force
Mean ± SD
680 ± 1181
680 ± 328
1002 ± 1182
0.918
Median (25–75th percentile)
475 (274–1283)
647 (271–985)
570 (338–857)
Tongue and labium function
Mean ± SD
3.38 ± 1.11
3.38 ± 0.38
3.63 ± 1.12
0.027
Median (25–75th percentile)
3.47 (2.8–4.47)
3.3 (2.60–4.29)
2.13 (1.87–2.40)
Tongue pressure
Mean ± SD
21.01 ± 34.2
21.01 ± 4.67
21.72 ± 34.3
0.350
Median (25–75th percentile)
15.8 (6.7–23.6)
12.9 (4.48–19.64)
4.7 (1.4–24.4)
Masticatory function
Mean ± SD
81.88 ± 83.69
81.88 ± 9.19
98.11 ± 83.70
0.221
Median (25–75th percentile)
70 (43–138)
46 (31–117.75)
22.5 (16–81)
Swallowing function
Mean ± SD
0.15 ± 0.72
0.15 ± 0.89
0.23 ± 0.73
0.196
Median (25–75th percentile)
0.09 (–0.3–0.45)
0.09 (–0.16-0.45)
–0.18 (–0.81–0)
Ability
Mean ± SD
0.19 ± 0.84
0.19 ± 0.3
–0.02 ± 0.85
0.122
Median (25–75th percentile)
–0.05 (–0.50–0.71)
0.08 (–0.16–0.72)
0.05 (–0.16–1.51)
values were calculated by Kruskal–Wallis tests. Ability was calculated by the three-parameter logistic model based on the IRT analysis. IRT: item response theory.
