Health Behaviors and Self-Reported Oral Health among Centenarians in Nanjing, China
A Cross-Sectional Study
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 15500705 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Xin Xu (0000-0002-9972-8995, Nanjing University of Posts and Telecommunications), Yuan Zhao (0000-0003-3523-9751, Nanjing Normal University, corresponding author), Danan Gu (0000-0001-5228-8980, Independent Researcher, New York, NY 10010, USA), Y Pei (0000-0001-6236-3948, New York University), Bei Wu (0000-0002-6891-244X, New York University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2021 |
| Volume | 18 |
| Issue | 14 |
| Pages | 7285-7285 |
| Publication date | 2021-07-07 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1661-7827 • E-ISSN: 1660-4601 |
| Publisher | Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (PUBLISHER • CH) |
| DOI | 10.3390/ijerph18147285 |
| PMID | 34299735 |
| OpenAlex | W3182571501 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 67 |
The role of health behaviors in oral health conditions in individuals of extremely old age remains understudied. This study included 185 participants aged 100 years or older from the Nanjing Centenarians Study (NCS) to examine the associations between health behaviors and oral health and investigate the potential moderating role of education and living arrangements in such relationships. The oral health status as an outcome included the self-reported oral health status and edentulous status. Health behavior variables included smoking, eating fruits, eating vegetables, participating in leisure activities, and practicing oral hygiene behaviors. Sociodemographic characteristics and health status were considered as confounders. Descriptive statistics, ordinal regression, and logistic regression models were used to address the research questions. Results showed that better oral health was reported by centenarians who were non-smokers, participated in more leisure activities, and practiced higher frequency of oral hygiene behaviors. Those who ate fruits daily and practiced more frequently oral hygiene behaviors were more likely to be dentate. The positive association of oral hygiene behaviors was stronger for centenarians who were formally educated and co-resided with family members. The results suggest that effective interventions should consider health behaviors and living arrangements in this growing population to improve their oral health status
Confounding · Cross-sectional study · Descriptive statistics · Environmental health · Family medicine · Hygiene · Logistic regression · Marital status · Oral health · Oral hygiene · Ordered logit · Ordinal regression · Population · Psychiatry · Psychological intervention · Dental Health and Care Utilization · Dentistry · Health disparities and outcomes · Medicine · Nutritional Studies and Diet · Gerontology
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| Citations per year | 0.6 |
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| Citation span | 2021 - 2025 (5) |
| Highly cited | No |