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Table 3 Association between bone mineral density and the number of teeth

From: Relationship between bone mineral density, its associated physiological factors, and tooth loss in postmenopausal Korean women

Variables

Total

Number of teeth

Age 50–64 years

Age ≥65 years

Totala

N

Mean ± SD

p-value†

Totala

N

Mean ± SD

p-value†

Totala

N

Mean ± SD

p-value†

Normal

3,410

436

23.4 ± 0.6

<0.01

1,767

375

25.2 ± 0.3

0.06

1,643

61

20.4 ± 1.7

0.06

Osteopenia

1,656

20.7 ± 0.3

1,038

23.8 ± 0.3

618

16.4 ± 0.5

Osteoporosis

1,318

18.2 ± 0.3

354

24.0 ± 0.4

964

13.9 ± 0.4

BMDa age_I

   

<0.01

   

0.39

   

0.08

  1. aExclude missing values
  2. †p-values obtained from oneway ANOVA using general linear model for complex survey design
  3. age_I: to test interaction by age, participants were categorized into two age groups (50–64 years and ≥65 years).
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