Number of Teeth and Fatigue in Older Adults
Number of Teeth and Fatigue in Older Adults
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DOI：
10.1111/j.1532-5415.2011.03502.x
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发表时间：
2011-08-01
影响因子：
6.3
通讯作者：
Holm-Pedersen, Poul
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作者：
Avlund, Kirsten;Schultz-Larsen, Kirsten;Holm-Pedersen, Poul
目的：研究70岁时牙齿脱落是否与70岁时非残疾社区居民人群的疲劳有关，并在5年、10年和15年随访时纵向观察疲劳的发生。数据来自访谈、体检和口腔检查。根据牙齿数量（0，1-9，10- 1 - 9，>= 20）测量口腔健康。使用Avlund活动疲劳量表对6项活动进行疲劳测量。协变量，所有在基线测量，性别，教育，收入，合并症，和smoking.RESULTS：双变量logistic回归分析显示显着的横截面和纵向之间的关联牙齿数量在70岁和疲劳发作在5-和10-但不是15年的后续。调整社会经济地位和smoking.CONCLUSION：牙齿脱落与老年疲劳发作有关，但调整社会经济地位和吸烟时，估计衰减。牙齿脱落可能是虚弱的早期指标。J Am Geriatr Soc 59：1459-1464，2011.
OBJECTIVES: To examine whether tooth loss at age 70 is associated with fatigue in a nondisabled community-dwelling population cross-sectionally at age 70 and with onset of fatigue longitudinally at 5-, 10-, and 15-year follow-ups.SETTING: Community-based population in Copenhagen.PARTICIPANTS: Five hundred seventy-three nondisabled 70-year-old individuals in 1984.MEASUREMENTS: Data from interviews and a medical and oral examination. Oral health was measured according to number of teeth (0, 1-9, 10-19, >= 20). Fatigue was measured using the Avlund Mobility-Tiredness Scale on six mobility activities. Covariates, all measured at baseline, were sex, education, income, comorbidity, and smoking.RESULTS: Bivariate logistic regression analyses showed significant cross-sectional and longitudinal associations between number of teeth at age 70 and onset of fatigue at 5- and 10-but not 15-year follow-up. The associations between having no teeth and fatigue were attenuated when adjusted for socioeconomic position and smoking.CONCLUSION: Tooth loss is associated with onset of fatigue in old age, but the estimates are attenuated when adjusting for socioeconomic position and smoking. Tooth loss may be an early indicator of frailty. J Am Geriatr Soc 59:1459-1464, 2011.