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| All n = 454 | Male n = 189 | Female n = 265 | P-value |
| Age, yr. | 75.9 (6.8) | 75.8 (6.1) | 76.3 (7.1) | ns |
| SF-8, summery score (SD) |
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| PCS | 46.52 (5.96) | 47.27 (5.54) | 45.98 (6.19) | * |
| MCS | 50.29 (6.36) | 50.60 (6.66) | 50.08 (6.14) | ns |
| Subjective satisfaction with verbal communication, number (%) |
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| Very satisfied | 115 (25.3) | 42 (22.2) | 73 (27.3) | ns |
| Satisfied | 237 (52.2) | 105 (55.6) | 132 (55.7) | |
| Neither satisfied nor unsatisfied | 85 (18.7) | 35 (18.5) | 50 (18.9) | |
| Unsatisfied | 15 (3.3) | 7 (3.7) | 8 (3.0) | |
| Very unsatisfied | 2 (0.4) | 0 (0.0) | 2 (0.8) | |
| Dental status, number (%) |
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| All natural tooth | 62 (13.7) | 39 (20.6) | 23 ( 8.7) | |
| Natural tooth with partial denture | 226 (49.8) | 93 (49.2) | 133 (50.2) | |
| Denture on upper or lower jaw | 54 (11.9) | 24 (12.7) | 30 (11.3) | |
| Full denture | 111 (24.4) | 33 (17.5) | 79 (29.4) | |
| No teeth or denture | 1 (0.2) | 0 (0.0) | 1 ( 0.4) |