Research Article

Supplied Food Consistency and Oral Functions of Institutionalized Elderly

Table 2

Sensitivity and specificity of oral function tests to detect the subjects who were supplied processed food.

Cutoff pointRaw data by measuring deviceStandardized criteria
SensitivitySpecificityLikelihood ratioAURSensitivitySpecificityLikelihood ratioAUR

Xerostomia0.6670.2220.8570.444
Oral hygiene status (TCI)53.00.5930.5381.2840.5710.6300.2220.8100.426
Oral hygiene status2.80.5560.5771.3130.593
Occlusal force585.80.4070.4230.7060.4980.3330.5190.6920.426
Tongue and labium function3.40.5560.5771.3130.5850.9630.0000.9630.481
Tongue pressure13.60.5560.5381.2040.5850.9630.1481.1300.556
Masticatory function60.00.5930.6151.5410.6130.7780.3331.1670.556
Swallowing function0.10.5560.5381.2040.5380.0740.9632.0000.519