Table 3 Characteristics of the study participants and subjects with having awareness of oral frailty.
Variables | Categories | Total | Having awareness of oral frailty (n = 1495) | p value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
n = 5051 | n | % | |||
Gender | Male | 1907 | 446 | 23.4 | < 0.001 |
Female | 3144 | 1049 | 33.4 | ||
Age, years | 20–39 | 803 | 274 | 34.1 | < 0.001 |
40–49 | 732 | 220 | 30.1 | ||
50–59 | 834 | 289 | 34.7 | ||
60–69 | 860 | 294 | 34.2 | ||
70–79 | 999 | 276 | 27.6 | ||
≥ 80 | 823 | 142 | 17.3 | ||
Residential areas | Yokohama | 1971 | 607 | 30.8 | < 0.001 |
Kawasaki | 1029 | 254 | 24.7 | ||
Sagamihara | 322 | 78 | 24.2 | ||
Yokosuka/Miura | 501 | 151 | 30.1 | ||
Shonan-tobu | 387 | 128 | 33.1 | ||
Shonan-seibu | 242 | 83 | 34.3 | ||
Kenoh | 436 | 148 | 33.9 | ||
Kensei | 163 | 46 | 28.2 | ||
Diabetes mellitus | Yes | 129 | 22 | 17.1 | 0.001 |
No | 4922 | 1473 | 29.9 | ||
Heart disease | Yes | 116 | 31 | 26.7 | 0.538 |
No | 4935 | 1464 | 29.7 | ||
Cerebrovascular disease | Yes | 75 | 14 | 18.7 | 0.041 |
No | 4976 | 1481 | 29.8 | ||
Exercise habits | Yes | 3573 | 1137 | 31.8 | < 0.001 |
No | 1478 | 358 | 24.2 | ||
Smoking habits | Yes | 973 | 246 | 25.3 | 0.001 |
No | 4078 | 1249 | 30.6 | ||
Eating a balanced diet | Yes | 2163 | 770 | 35.6 | < 0.001 |
No | 2888 | 725 | 25.1 | ||
Consciousness of oral health | Yes | 4588 | 1422 | 31.0 | < 0.001 |
No | 463 | 73 | 15.8 | ||
Risk of oral frailty | Low: 0–3 | 3633 | 1216 | 33.5 | < 0.001 |
High: 4–11 | 1418 | 279 | 19.7 | ||
Outpatient category | Home visit | 685 | 114 | 16.6 | < 0.001 |
Hospital visit | 4366 | 1381 | 31.6 | ||
