Table 2

Multivariate adjusted OR and 95% CI for the association of dental status and chewing ability with incident falls

	OR (95% CI)	p Value	OR (95% CI)	p Value
Dental status
≥20 teeth	1.00
≤19 teeth with dentures	1.36 (0.76 to 2.45)	0.299
≤19 teeth without dentures	2.50 (1.21 to 5.17)	0.013
Missing	5.75 (1.23 to 26.78)	0.026
Chewing ability
Can chew anything			1.00
Can chew most foods			0.97 (0.59 to 1.59)	0.910
Cannot chew very well			1.47 (0.64 to 3.37)	0.361
Missing			0.00 (0.00)	0.999
Sex
Female	1.00		1.00
Male	1.86 (1.16 to 2.96)	0.010	1.86 (1.16 to 2.96)	0.009
Age (years)
65–69	1.00		1.00
70–74	1.31 (0.73 to 2.34)	0.366	1.36 (0.76 to 2.42)	0.302
75–79	1.42 (0.74 to 2.74)	0.290	1.57 (0.82 to 3.02)	0.178
80–84	2.51 (1.17 to 5.39)	0.018	2.84 (1.34 to 6.04)	0.007
≥85	3.78 (1.27 to 11.19)	0.017	4.63 (1.59 to 13.49)	0.005
Functional disability during follow-up period
No	1.00		1.00
Yes	2.30 (0.75 to 7.06)	0.144	2.11 (0.70 to 6.37)	0.184
Depression
No	1.00		1.00
Mild	1.82 (1.01 to 3.26)	0.046	1.82 (1.01 to 3.26)	0.045
Moderate to severe	2.47 (1.02 to 5.97)	0.045	2.49 (1.03 to 6.02)	0.042
Missing	2.14 (1.09 to 4.17)	0.026	2.07 (1.06 to 4.04)	0.032
Self-rated health
Excellent	1.00		1.00
Good	1.14 (0.47 to 2.77)	0.767	1.07 (0.44 to 2.59)	0.877
Fair	1.43 (0.54 to 3.78)	0.474	1.33 (0.50 to 3.54)	0.568
Poor	2.71 (0.83 to 8.77)	0.097	2.60 (0.81 to 8.34)	0.109
Missing	0.00 (0.00)	0.998	0.00 (0.00)	0.998
Educational attainment (years)
≥13	1.00		1.00
10–12	2.49 (0.83 to 7.45)	0.102	2.59 (0.87 to 7.72)	0.089
6–9	2.21 (0.77 to 6.33)	0.140	2.50 (0.87 to 7.12)	0.087
<6	1.77 (0.37 to 8.56)	0.476	2.24 (0.49 to 10.27)	0.299
Missing	2.78 (0.68 to 11.38)	0.156	3.17 (0.77 to 13.01)	0.110