Subjects n | 384 | 100 | |
Age years | 74.8±2.9 | 75.8±3.0 | 0.002# |
Female | 226 (58.9) | 40 (40.0) | <0.001¶ |
Body mass index | 23.4±3.5 | 22.4±2.6 | 0.002# |
Smoking intensity | | | <0.001¶ |
Nonsmokers | 249 (64.8) | 41 (41.0) | |
Moderate smokers | 54 (14.1) | 16 (16.0) | |
Heavy smokers | 81 (21.1) | 43 (43.0) | |
Current smokers | 16 (4.2) | 16 (16.0) | <0.001¶ |
Never drinkers | 148 (38.5) | 31 (31.0) | 0.164¶ |
Physically active | 224 (58.3) | 60 (60.0) | 0.763¶ |
Dental conditions | | | |
Teeth n | 21.0±7.3 | 21.6±7.1 | 0.460# |
Subjects with decayed teeth | 69 (18.0) | 26 (26.0) | 0.071¶ |
Caries-experienced teeth % | 66.7±26.1 | 64.7±24.7 | 0.486# |
Max plaque index | 1.2±0.7 | 1.1±0.7 | 0.616# |
Periodontal conditions+ | | | 0.159¶ |
No/mild | 264 (71.0) | 61 (61.0) | |
Moderate/severe | 108 (29.0) | 35 (35.0) | |
Edentulous individuals | 12 (3.1) | 4 (4.0) | 0.753§ |
Tongue microbiota conditions | | | |
Total bacterial density log copies | 8.3±0.5 | 8.4±0.4 | 0.015# |
Total bacterial densityƒ | | | 0.043¶ |
Low | 201 (52.3) | 41 (41.0) | |
High | 183 (47.7) | 59 (59.0) | |
Total fungal density log copies | 4.0±0.6 | 3.9±0.6 | 0.727# |