Table 3 Multivariate linear and logistic regression of parameters associated with higher number of teeth and severe periodontitis stage.

From: Interconnectedness between periodontitis stage, oral hygiene habits, adherence to the Mediterranean diet and nutritional status in Dalmatian kidney transplant recipients: a cross-sectional study

Predictor

Number of teeth

Periodontitis stage

Beta

SE

P*

OR

95% CI

P**

Weight

0.088

0.063

0.167

0.99

0.96–1.03

0.677

BMI (kg/m2)

0.280

0.204

0.174

0.99

0.89–1.11

0.874

MUAC (cm)

− 0.149

0.138

0.285

1.04

0.96–1.12

0.341

Waist circumference (cm)

0.083

0.073

0.258

0.98

0.94–1.02

0.347

WHtR

16.766

12.817

0.195

0.05

0–70.56

0.427

Fat mass (kg)

0.114

0.102

0.270

0.98

0.93–1.04

0.564

Fat mass (%)

0.104

0.113

0.360

0.98

0.92–1.05

0.631

Fat free mass (kg)

0.078

0.117

0.508

1

0.94–1.06

0.940

Visceral fat

0.109

0.259

0.675

0.98

0.85–1.13

0.778

Metabolic age

0.079

0.096

0.411

0.99

0.94–1.05

0.749

Muscle mass (kg)

0.103

0.125

0.413

0.98

0.92–1.05

0.648

Skeletal muscle mass (kg)

0.086

0.178

0.631

1

0.91–1.1

0.971

Skeletal muscle mass (%)

− 0.059

0.149

0.692

1.01

0.93–1.1

0.783

Body mass (kg)

0.801

2.435

0.743

1.07

0.28–4.08

0.918

Body water (kg)

0.128

0.158

0.420

0.99

0.91–1.08

0.881

Body water (%)

− 0.128

0.150

0.397

1.02

0.94–1.11

0.693

Phase angle

0.872

0.881

0.325

1.11

0.7–1.77

0.660

ECW

0.152

0.392

0.699

0.98

0.79–1.21

0.835

ICW

0.187

0.214

0.385

1.01

0.9–1.14

0.826

ECW/ICW

− 3.016

14.243

0.833

0.06

0–165.79

0.491

Trunk visceral fat

0.155

0.167

0.356

0.97

0.88–1.06

0.490

Handgrip strength

0.109

0.045

0.018

0.99

0.96–1.01

0.269

MDSS

0.460

0.195

0.021

0.98

0.88–1.09

0.733

MDSS adherence

2.417

1.855

0.197

1.06

0.38–2.95

0.915

Fruits adherence

0.045

1.755

0.980

0.8

0.31–2.06

0.644

Vegetables adherence

1.812

1.849

0.330

1.16

0.42–3.19

0.774

Cereals adherence

3.239

1.653

0.054

0.35

0.13–0.94

0.037

Potato adherence

1.588

2.099

0.452

1.45

0.45–4.68

0.533

Olive oil adherence

5.843

1.579

 < 0.001

0.76

0.3–1.95

0.571

Nuts adherence

1.274

2.325

0.585

1.36

0.38–4.79

0.636

Dairy adherence

− 2.335

1.682

0.169

2.04

0.8–5.23

0.137

Beans adherence

1.413

1.775

0.428

1.31

0.49–3.51

0.596

Eggs adherence

1.282

1.717

0.458

0.55

0.21–1.44

0.220

Fish adherence

− 0.298

1.694

0.861

1.5

0.59–3.8

0.394

White meat adherence

− 1.351

1.766

0.447

1.33

0.51–3.5

0.559

Red meat adherence

1.192

1.716

0.489

0.78

0.31–1.99

0.606

Sweets adherence

− 0.629

1.905

0.742

2.59

0.86–7.73

0.089

Alcohol adherence

2.322

2.106

0.274

0.87

0.28–2.77

0.819

  1. BMI body mass index, MUAC middle upper arm circumference, WHtR waist-to-height ratio, ECW extra cellular water, ICW intra cellular water, MDSS Mediterranean Diet Serving Score, SE standard error, OR odds ratio, CI confidence interval.
  2. *Multivariate linear regression model.
  3. **Multivariate logistic regression model; both models adjusted for potential confounders age, sex, transplantation years, eGFR, presence of arterial hypertension, presence of diabetes mellitus, smoking status, yearly dental visit, and daily teeth brushing; statistically significant variables are depicted in bold.
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