Table 1 General characteristics of the study population
From: Intakes of calcium, vitamin D, and dairy servings and dental plaque in older Danish adults
Calcium intake according to recommendations | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Characteristics | Total % (n) | Below % (n) | Within % (n) | P |
Age* | 75.5 (6.4) | 75.9 (6.3) | 74.4 (6.6) | 0.01 |
≤ 7 y of education | 30.7 (186) | 32.1 (144) | 26.6 (42) | 0.20 |
Males | 39.4 (239) | 36.2 (162) | 48.7 (77) | 0.005 |
Smoking | 22.4 (136) | 23.4 (106) | 19 (30) | 0.226 |
Vitamin D intake < 6.8 μg/d | 50.7 (307) | 52.9 (237) | 44.3 (70) | 0.063 |
Vitamin D intake (μg/d )* | 7.4 (4.9) | 7.1 (4.8) | 8.2 (5.1) | 0.02 |
Calcium intake (mg/d)* | 989 (460) | 776 (211) | 1591 (439) | < 0.0001 |
Dairy intake < 3 servings/d | 62.4 (378) | 80.6 (361) | 10.8 (17) | < 0.001 |
> 10% energy from sucrose | 16.2 (98) | 15.4 (69) | 18.3 (29) | 0.386 |
Alcohol > recommendations | 28.7 (174) | 31 (139) | 22.1 (35) | 0.048 |
Current diseases ≥ 5 | 52 (315) | 51.6 (231) | 53.2 (84) | 0.729 |
> 12 months since last dental care visit | 8.7 (53) | 9.1 (41) | 7.6 (12) | 0.551 |
No regular use of dental floss/tooth pick | 59 (357) | 60.9 (273) | 53.2 (84) | 0.09 |
Number of teeth* | 20.2 (7.8) | 19.8 (7.9) | 21.3 (7.4) | 0.03 |
Plaque Score (%)* | 14.4 (20) | 14.9 (21) | 13.2 (19) | 0.370 |