Tooth loss elevates all-cause and cause-specific mortality in adults with chronic kidney disease: The mediating role of frailty.

Medicine (Baltimore) · 2026 · PMC13406305 · PMID 42499041

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borderline significanceP = .070so close (0.05 < p ≤ 0.1)

However, multivariable adjustment attenuated this relationship to borderline significance (HR: 1.03; CI: 1.00–1.07; P = .070).

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did not reach statistical significanceno p-value reported

In contrast, the association with kidney disease-related mortality approached significance but did not reach statistical significance.

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