Table 2 The incidence of pneumonia within the last one year based on the frequency of denture cleaning stratified by age groups.
n (%) | All participants (n = 70,501) | 65–74 years (n = 35,062) | ≥75 years (n = 35,439) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Frequency of denture cleaning | Frequency of denture cleaning | Frequency of denture cleaning | ||||
Daily | Non-daily | Daily | Non-daily | Daily | Non-daily | |
Incidence of pneumonia within the last one year | ||||||
Yes | 1,547 (2.3) | 100 (3.0) | 575 (1.7) | 34 (1.9) | 972 (2.9) | 66 (4.3) |
No | 65,661 (97.7) | 3,193 (97.0) | 32,733 (98.3) | 1,720 (98.1) | 32,928 (97.1) | 1,473 (95.7) |
