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Table 4 Adjusted means of blood biomarker levels 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

Serum albumin, g/dl1

4.40 (4.38–4.43)

4.44 (4.42–4.46)

4.44 (4.41–4.46)

4.44 (4.42–4.47)

0.03

Hemoglobin, g/dl1

13.6 (13.5–13.7)

13.6 (13.5–13.7)

13.7 (13.6–13.8)

13.6 (13.5–13.8)

0.50

Men2

Serum albumin, g/dl

4.38 (4.35–4.42)

4.45 (4.42–4.49)

4.44 (4.40–4.47)

4.45 (4.41–4.48)

0.02

Hemoglobin, g/dl

14.4 (14.2–14.5)

14.4 (14.2–14.6)

14.4 (14.2–14.6)

14.4 (14.3–14.6)

0.55

Women2

Serum albumin, g/dl

4.42 (4.39–4.45)

4.43 (4.40–4.46)

4.44 (4.41–4.47)

4.44 (4.41–4.47)

0.36

Hemoglobin, g/dl

13.0 (12.9–13.2)

13.0 (12.8–13.1)

13.2 (13.1–13.3)

13.0 (12.9–13.1)

0.57

  1. 1Age, sex, smoking status, and the use of antidiabetic medications were adjusted
  2. 2Age, smoking status, and the use of antidiabetic medications were adjusted
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