Self-perception of oral health and food consumption indicators among Brazilian adults and older adults in 2013 and 2019

National Health Survey

Bibliographic Data

ID24020985
AuthorsMariele dos Santos Rosa Xavier (0000-0003-3390-0091, Universidade Federal de Pelotas), Leonardo Pozza (0000-0002-3993-3786, Universidade Federal de Pelotas), Karla Pereira Machado (0000-0003-1765-1435, Universidade Federal de Pelotas), Andreia Morales Cascaes (0000-0001-9412-8299, Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina), Juliana Dos Santos Vaz (0000-0002-2880-767X, Universidade Federal de Pelotas)
Year2026
Volume31
Issue7
Pagese10412024-e10412024
Publication date2026-01-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueCiência & Saúde Coletiva (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1413-8123 • E-ISSN: 1678-4561
PublisherAssociação Brasileira de Saúde Coletiva (PUBLISHER • BR)
DOI10.1590/1413-81232026317.10412024
PMID42585396
OpenAlexW7172346281
SCIELO_PIDS1413-81232026000701803
LanguageEN
References cited31

The aim of this cross-sectional study was to investigate the association between self-perceived oral health and food consumption indicators in adult and older adult Brazilians, with data from the 2013 (n=57,962) and 2019 (n=86,510) National Health Survey (NHS). Self-perceived oral health (exposure) was categorized as very good/good, fair and poor/very poor. Regular weekly consumption of healthy (beans, raw and cooked vegetables, fruits, milk and chicken) and unhealthy (red meat, soft drinks and sugar-sweetened beverages, sweets and replacing main meals with snacks) food items were the outcomes. Prevalence ratios (PR) were estimated using adjusted Poisson regression models. In both editions, individuals rating their oral health as poor/very poor had a lower prevalence of regular vegetables (PR 0.83, 95%CI 0.78-0.88), fruit (PR 0.82, 95%CI 0.76-0.88) and milk consumption (PR 0.87, 95%CI 0.82-0.93). Poor/very poor oral health self-perception was linked to higher regular consumption of unhealthy indicators in 2019 (soft drinks: PR 1.13, 95%CI 1.02-1.24; sweets: PR 1.15, 95%CI 1.03-1.29; meal replacements: PR 1.18, 95%CI 1.06-1.32). Our findings indicate that a poorer self-perception of oral health is associated with unhealthier indicators of food consumption.

Consumption (sociology) · Food consumption · Meal · National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey · National Health Interview Survey · Oral health · Poisson regression · Dental Health and Care Utilization · Nutritional Studies and Diet · Oral microbiology and periodontitis research

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