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Table 2 Adjusted means of food group intake by the number of teeth (brackets contain 95% confidence intervals)

From: Having few remaining teeth is associated with a low nutrient intake and low serum albumin levels in middle-aged and older Japanese individuals: findings from the NIPPON DATA2010

 

Number of teeth

Trend

p value

Q1

Q2

Q3

Q4

Grain products, g

460 (447–474)

446 (433–459)

427 (414–440)

429 (417–442)

< 0.01

 Rice, g

342 (328–357)

338 (324–353)

316 (302–330)

326 (312–340)

0.03

 Bread, g

39 (35–43)

36 (32–40)

38 (34–42)

34 (30–38)

0.18

 Noodles, g

62 (53–71)

59 (51–68)

58 (50–67)

52 (44–60)

0.10

Potatoes, g

61 (55–68)

63 (57–70)

60 (54–66)

64 (58–70)

0.72

Soy and soy products, g

74 (66–81)

71 (64–78)

75 (68–81)

73 (66–79)

0.95

Vegetables, g

301 (285–318)

328 (312–344)

340 (324–355)

331 (316–347)

< 0.01

Fruits, g

136 (124–148)

143 (131–155)

151 (139–162)

143 (132–155)

0.30

Fishes and Shellfishes, g

91 (84–97)

91 (84–97)

98 (92–105)

91 (85–98)

0.54

Meats, g

60 (55–65)

62 (57–67)

66 (61–71)

68 (63–73)

0.01

Eggs, g

34 (31–37)

37 (34–40)

38 (35–41)

35 (32–37)

0.75

Milks, g

95 (84–106)

113 (102–124)

117 (106–128)

109 (99–120)

0.07

Beverages, g

719 (676–762)

730 (688–773)

760 (719–801)

747 (707–788)

0.23

  1. Age, sex, smoking status, and the use of antidiabetic medications were adjusted