Table 1 Characteristics of the study participants.

From: Association between subjective oral dysfunction and locomotive syndrome in community-dwelling older adults

Participants (male, %)

407 (22.85%)

Age (years)

73.13 ± 6.90

Locomo-25 score (points)

8.61 ± 9.88

GDS-15 score (points)

3.56 ± 2.73

MMSE score (points)

28.65 ± 2.14

BMI (kg/m2)

22.61 ± 3.09

LS

176 (43.24%)

LS risk 1

111 (27.27%)

LS risk 2

32 (7.86%)

LS risk 3

33 (8.11%)

Oral dysfunction

Decline in masticatory function

96 (23.59%)

Difficulty swallowing

107 (26.29%)

Dry mouth

126 (30.86%)

  1. Values are presented as means (standard deviation) or prevalence (%).
  2. LS risk 1, Locomo 25 total score of 7–15 points; LS risk 2, 16–23 points; LS risk 3, 24 points or more.
  3. GDS-15 geriatric depression scale; MMSE Mini-Mental State Examination; BMI body mass index; LS locomotive syndrome.
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