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Table 2 Characteristics of participants

From: The impact of having natural teeth on the QoL of frail dentulous older people. A qualitative study

 

Gender

Age

Ethnic group*

Cardiovascular diseases

Arthritis/ rheuma

Diabetes

Cancer

COPD**

Psychological dysfunction

Parkinson

Paralytic

Other (e.g auditive or visual impairment)

Impaired fine motor skills

Impaired gross motor skills

ZZP (frailty index)

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Dental status

1

f

69

C

 

x

        

x

1

H

RPD

2

m

69

C

   

x

       

1

H

N

3

f

76

M

x

 

x

        

1

H

N

4

f

80

C

          

x

1

H

CUD

5

f

75

C

x

          

1

H

RPD

6

m

84

C

        

x

  

1

H

C+R

7

f

80

C

x

         

x

1

H

N

8

m

72

C

x

x

x

        

1

H

RPD

9

f

86

C

 

x

x

        

1

I

N

10

m

72

C

     

x

     

1

H

RPD

11

m

69

C

   

x

       

1

H

N

12

m

88

C

 

x

        

x

2

H

N

13

f

78

C

     

x

     

2

H

CUD

14

f

85

C

x

  

x

       

2

H

C+R

15

m

79

C

x

       

x

 

x

2

H

C+R

16

m

67

C

     

x

     

2

I

C+R

17

f

84

C

     

x

    

x

2

I

N

18

f

79

C

     

x

    

x

2

I

CUD

19

f

94

C

        

x

 

x

2

I

CUD

20

f

84

C

x

x

      

x

 

x

2

I

C+R

21

f

72

C

       

x

x

 

x

3

H

RPD

22

f

83

C

    

x

     

x

3

I

CUD

23

m

78

C

 

x

     

x

x

x

x

3

H

RPD

24

f

69

C

 

x

      

x

 

x

3

H

N

25

m

80

C

      

x

  

x

x

4

H

RPD

26

f

90

C

        

x

 

x

4

I

RPD

27

f

97

C

 

x

     

x

  

x

4

I

N

28

f

93

C

x

   

x

   

x

x

x

4

I

RPD

29

f

93

C

     

x

 

x

  

x

5

I

N

30

f

84

C

x

    

x

  

x

  

5

I

RPD

31

f

79

M

     

x

    

x

5

I

N

32

f

85

C

 

x

     

x

  

x

6

I

CUD

33

f

70

C

      

x

  

x

x

6

I

N

34

f

83

C

     

x

    

x

6

I

N

35

f

82

C

     

x

    

x

6

I

RPD

36

f

88

C

     

x

 

x

  

x

6

I

N

37

f

77

C

 

x

       

x

x

6

I

N

38

m

65

C

 

x

   

x

 

x

x

x

x

6

I

CUD

  1. *C= Caucausian, M = Mongoloid; **Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Diseases.
  2. Dental status: RPD= removable partial denture(s), CUD = complete upper denture, C+R = complete upper denture and removable partial denture(s), N = natural teeth only.
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