Life course socioeconomic inequalities and oral health status in later life

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ID16780401
AuthorsFabiola Bof De Andrade (0000-0002-3467-3989, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz), J L F Antunes (0000-0003-3972-9723, Universidade de São Paulo), Paulo Roberto Borges De Souza-Júnior (0000-0002-8142-4790, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz), Paulo Roberto Borges De Souza Júnior, Maria Fernanda Furtado Lima-Costa (0000-0002-3474-2980, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz), Cesar Messias De Oliveira (0000-0002-4099-4762, Public Health England), Cesar De Oliveira
Year2019
Volume52
IssueSuppl 2
Pages7s
Publication date2019-01-24
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueRevista de Saúde Pública (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0034-8910 • E-ISSN: 0034-8910
PublisherUniversidade de Sao Paulo, Agencia USP de Gestao da Informacao Academica (AGUIA) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.11606/s1518-8787.2018052000628
PMID30379285
OpenAlexW2893214496
LanguageEN
Citations received9
References cited14

OBJECTIVE: To investigate the association between life course socioeconomic conditions and two oral health outcomes (edentulism and use of dental prostheses among individuals with severe tooth loss) among older Brazilian adults. METHODS: This was a cross-sectional study with data from the Brazilian Longitudinal Study of Aging (ELSI-Brazil) which includes information on persons aged 50 years or older residing in 70 municipalities across the five great Brazilian regions. Regression models using life history information were used to investigate the relation between childhood (parental education) and adulthood (own education and wealth) socioeconomic circumstances and edentulism and use of dental prostheses. Slope index of inequality and relative index of inequality for edentulism and use of dental prostheses assessed socioeconomic inequalities in both outcomes. RESULTS: Approximately 28.8% of the individuals were edentulous and among those with severe tooth loss 80% used dental prostheses. Significant absolute and relative inequalities were found for edentulism and use of dental prostheses. The magnitude of edentulism was higher among individuals with lower levels of socioeconomic position during childhood, irrespective of their current socioeconomic position. Absolute and relative inequalities related to the use of dental prostheses were not related to childhood socioeconomic position. CONCLUSIONS: These findings substantiate the association between life course socioeconomic circumstances and oral health in older adulthood, although use of dental prostheses was not related to childhood socioeconomic position. The study also highlights the long-lasting relation between childhood socioeconomic inequalities and oral health through the life course

Cross-sectional study · Developmental psychology · Edentulism · Environmental health · Inequality · Life course approach · Oral health · Population · Socioeconomic status · Tooth loss · Demography · Dental Health and Care Utilization · Dentistry · Forensic Anthropology and Bioarchaeology Studies · Medicine · Oral microbiology and periodontitis research · Psychology · Gerontology

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