Table 3 Comparison of characteristics of included and excluded residents
Study cohort | Excluded cohort | P | |
|---|---|---|---|
Sample size | 2711 | 5132 | NA |
Age assessment | |||
Age (Mean ± SD) | 84.4 ± 8.9 | 84.6 ± 9.0 | 0.266 |
Sex | |||
Female | 1849 (68.2 %) | 3078 (60.0 %) | <0.001 |
Functional abilities | |||
Activities of Daily Living – Hierarchical (ADL-H) score > 3 | 867 (32.0 %) | 2180 (42.5 %) | <0.001 |
Cognitive Performance Scale (CPS) score > 3 | 651 (24.0 %) | 1450 (28.3 %) | <0.001 |
Behavior/mood | |||
Resists care (at least once per week) | 742 (27.4 %) | 1572 (30.6 %) | 0.003 |
Depression Rating Scale score > 2 | 673 (24.8 %) | 1450 (28.3 %) | 0.001 |
Medical diagnoses | |||
Dementia | 1606 (59.2 %) | 3067 (59.8 %) | 0.663 |
Diabetes mellitus | 522 (19.3 %) | 1099 (21.4 %) | 0.026 |
Atherosclerotic heart disease | 175 (5.8 %) | 305 5.9 %) | 0.801 |
Pneumonia | 42 (1.5 %) | 116 (2.3 %) | 0.035 |
Dentate status | |||
Dentate | 754 (27.8 %) | 1474 (28.7 %) | 0.400 |
Dentures | 1502 (55.4 %) | 2648 (51.6 %) | 0.001 |
No dentures | 455 (16.8 %) | 1010 (19.7 %) | 0.002 |
Oral health | |||
Tooth problems (L1d = yes)a | 96 (3.5 %) | 194 (3.8 %) | 0.615 |
Periodontal problems (L1e = yes)a | 26 (1.0 %) | 66 (1.3 %) | 0.226 |
Mouth pain (K1c = yes)a | 28 (1.0 %) | 60 (1.2 %) | 0.653 |
Any oral/dental problemb | 129 (4.8 %) | 282 (5.5 %) | 0.166 |
Chewing problem (K1a = yes) | 355 (13.1 %) | 880 (17.1 %) | <0.001 |
Swallowing problem (K1b = yes) | 324 (12.0 %) | 866 (19.9 %) | <0.001 |
Debris (L1a = yes) | 284 (10.5 %) | 752 (14.7 %) | <0.001 |
No daily cleaning (L1f = no) | 171 (6.3 %) | 228 (4.4 %) | <0.001 |