THE ASSOCIATION BETWEEN ORAL HEALTH/HYGIENE AND COGNITIVE IMPAIRMENT AMONG MULTIETHNIC OLDER ADULTS IN WEST CHINA
Yuqing Xie, Xin Xia, Yun Li, Yanyan Wang, Xin Tian, Yuexia Hu · 2024
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Yuqing Xie and co-authors link mouth health to thinking decline in older adults across west China, in work from 2024. Thinking problems grow with age, and oral health often worsens alongside them. Rates of both vary by ethnic group, which the study design takes seriously.
Over 6,500 adults aged fifty and up from four provinces took part. Trained staff ran oral exams, and a standard screen scored mental status. Impairment appeared in about fifteen percent of the sample overall. The Yi group showed the highest rate, near twenty-nine percent. Three regression models tested the oral-cognition link with rising adjustment. The findings support joint dental and brain screening in aging care.
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| CREATOR | Yuqing Xie, Xin Xia, Yun Li, Yanyan Wang, Xin Tian, Yuexia Hu |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2024 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 2 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |