In multivariate linear models, alpha diversity did not associate with MMSE categories, but gender, number of teeth, caries and PPD were significantly associated in either of the cohorts ( Table 2 ). In univariate analysis, differences were observed in the beta-diversity between the MMSE categories, but they did not reach statistical significance (MINOPAR, p = 0.163; FINORAL, p = 0.077).
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In the present study, the relative abundance of only a few genera correlated significantly with the MMSE categories: Streptococcus and Actinomyces displayed a decreasing trend, while Tannerella , Treponema , Corynebacterium , and Saccharibacteria [G-5] presented an increasing trend with declining cognition.