Associated factors of oral frailty in older adults with long-term T2DM duration of more than 10 years

BMC Geriatrics

Table 1 Sociodemographic and clinical characteristics (n = 211)

Variable	Number	Percentage (%)	Mean ± SD
Age, years			71.22 ± 6.35
Sex
Male	110	52.13
Female	101	47.87
Disease duration, years			20.95 ± 7.34
BMI, kg/m²			24.18 ± 3.25
Polypharmacy
Yes	102	48.34
No	109	51.66
Smoking status
Never	120	56.87
Former	58	27.49
Current	33	15.64
Drinking status
Never	122	57.82
Former	54	25.59
Current	35	16.59
Living status
Living alone	24	11.37
Living with spouse	135	63.98
Living with a child	52	24.65
Number of FNTs			20.13 ± 8.79
Oral restoration behaviors
Complete restoration	54	25.59
Incomplete restoration	48	22.75
Abnormal restoration	4	1.90
Completely unrestored	68	32.23
No need for restoration	37	17.53
HbA1c, %			8.64 ± 1.57
FBG, mmol/L			7.92 ± 2.19
Cognitive impairment
Yes	84	39.81
No	127	60.19

BMI: body mass index; FNTs: functional natural teeth; HbA1c: glycated hemoglobin, FBG: fasting blood glucose

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