Table 2 Odds ratios of characteristics for LS.

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

 

Univariate

Multiple

OR

95% CI

p

OR

95% CI

P

Sex (male)

0.549

0.331–0.911

0.0173

0.450

0.255–0.795

0.0060

Age

1.051

1.020–1.083

0.0012

1.041

1.005–1.078

0.0270

GDS-15

1.275

1.170–1.380

 < 0.0001

1.263

1.156–1.381

 < 0.0001

MMSE

0.878

0.796–0.969

0.0094

0.926

0.826–1.039

0.1898

BMI

1.105

1.035–1.181

0.0029

1.116

1.037–1.202

0.0036

Decline in masticatory function

2.954

1.846–4.728

 < 0.0001

2.134

1.270–3.585

0.0042

Difficulty swallowing

2.440

1.555–3.828

 < 0.0001

2.007

1.214–3.317

0.0066

Dry mouth

1.381

0.900–2.118

0.1399

   
  1. Univariate and multiple logistic regression analyses were performed.
  2. LS locomotive syndrome; OR odds ratio; CI confidence interval; GDS-15 Geriatric Depression Scale; MMSE Mini-Mental State Examination; BMI body mass index.
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