The relationship between the number of natural teeth and airflow obstruction: a cross-sectional study using data from the Korean National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey.

Int J Chron Obstruct Pulmon Dis · 2016 · PMC4694678 · PMID 26730184

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of borderline significanceP =0.054so close (0.05 < p ≤ 0.1)

Although the amount of total energy was smaller in the obstructive group in females, the difference was of borderline significance ( P =0.054).

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a decreasing trendno p-value reported

In both sexes, FEV 1 showed a decreasing trend in the groups with 20–27 teeth and <20 teeth compared with the 28-teeth group after adjustment for confounding factors (age, smoking, drinking, exercise, income, education, and BMI).

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