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Table 2 Dietary intake by dental status

From: Dental status, visits, and functional ability and dietary intake of elderly in Israel

   N Energy Mean(sd) Fiber Mean(sd) Protein Mean(sd) Fruit Mean(sd) Vegetables Mean(sd)
    Kilocalories grams serves serves serves
Dentures No 640 1522 (599) 18.6(8.9) 3.6(2.1) 1.6(1.5) 2.6(2.0)
Yes, one or two jaws 1140 1413 (579) 16.3 (8.7) 3.3(1.9) 1.5(1.5) 2.1(1.8)
  Univariate analysis   p<0.001 p<0.0001 p<0.005 ns p<0.0001
  Linear regression   p<0.006 p<0.001 p<0.0014 ns p<0.0004
  1. sig = p<0.05