ASSOCIATION BETWEEN SALIVARY FLOW-RATE AND THE USE OF SYSTEMIC MEDICATION AMONG 76-YEAR-OLD, 81-YEAR-OLD, AND 86-YEAR-OLD INHABITANTS IN HELSINKI, FINLAND
ASSOCIATION BETWEEN SALIVARY FLOW-RATE AND THE USE OF SYSTEMIC MEDICATION AMONG 76-YEAR-OLD, 81-YEAR-OLD, AND 86-YEAR-OLD INHABITANTS IN HELSINKI, FINLAND
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DOI:
10.1177/00220345920710120401
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发表时间:
1992-12-01
影响因子:
7.6
通讯作者:
MAKILA, E
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作者:
NARHI, TO;MEURMAN, JH;MAKILA, E
The aim of this study was to examine salivary flow rate and its association with the use of medication in a representative sample of 76-, 81-, and 86-year-old subjects, totaling 368.In this study, 23% (n = 80) of the subjects were unmedicated. From one to three daily medications were used by 47% (n = 168) and more than four medications by 30% (n = 104). The most commonly used medications were nitrates, digitalis or anti-arrhythmic drugs (47.7%), analgesics and antipyretics (32.6%), and diuretics (29.5%). The mean number used daily was significantly higher in 86-year-olds than in the two younger age groups (p < 0.01). No significant differences in this respect were found between genders.Among the unmedicated subjects, 76-year-olds had significantly higher stimulated salivary flow rates than did the 81-year-olds (p < 0.05). Unmedicated women showed significantly lower unstimulated (p < 0.01) and stimulated flow rates than did men (p < 0.05).Stimulated salivary flow rate was also significantly higher in the 76-year-old medicated subjects than in the medicated 86-year-old subjects (p < 0.05). No statistically significant differences were found in unstimulated salivary flow rates among the three age groups. Medicated women showed significantly lower unstimulated salivary flow rates than men (p < 0.001), although the difference in stimulated saliva flow was not significant. A statistically significant difference in unstimulated and stimulated salivary flow rates was found between unmedicated persons and those who took from four to six, or more than seven, prescribed medications daily.