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Health Behaviors and Self-Reported Oral Health among Centenarians in Nanjing, China: A Cross-Sectional Study.

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Xu, X; Zhao, Y; Gu, D; Pei, Y; Wu, B
Published in: International journal of environmental research and public health
July 2021

The role of health behaviors in oral health conditions in individuals of extremely old age remains understudied. This study included 185 participants aged 100 years or older from the Nanjing Centenarians Study (NCS) to examine the associations between health behaviors and oral health and investigate the potential moderating role of education and living arrangements in such relationships. The oral health status as an outcome included the self-reported oral health status and edentulous status. Health behavior variables included smoking, eating fruits, eating vegetables, participating in leisure activities, and practicing oral hygiene behaviors. Sociodemographic characteristics and health status were considered as confounders. Descriptive statistics, ordinal regression, and logistic regression models were used to address the research questions. Results showed that better oral health was reported by centenarians who were non-smokers, participated in more leisure activities, and practiced higher frequency of oral hygiene behaviors. Those who ate fruits daily and practiced more frequently oral hygiene behaviors were more likely to be dentate. The positive association of oral hygiene behaviors was stronger for centenarians who were formally educated and co-resided with family members. The results suggest that effective interventions should consider health behaviors and living arrangements in this growing population to improve their oral health status.

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Published In

International journal of environmental research and public health

DOI

EISSN

1660-4601

ISSN

1661-7827

Publication Date

July 2021

Volume

18

Issue

14

Start / End Page

7285

Related Subject Headings

  • Toxicology
  • Self Report
  • Oral Health
  • Humans
  • Health Behavior
  • Cross-Sectional Studies
  • China
  • Aged, 80 and over
 

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Xu, X., Zhao, Y., Gu, D., Pei, Y., & Wu, B. (2021). Health Behaviors and Self-Reported Oral Health among Centenarians in Nanjing, China: A Cross-Sectional Study. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 18(14), 7285. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18147285
Xu, Xin, Yuan Zhao, Danan Gu, Yaolin Pei, and Bei Wu. “Health Behaviors and Self-Reported Oral Health among Centenarians in Nanjing, China: A Cross-Sectional Study.International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 18, no. 14 (July 2021): 7285. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18147285.
Xu X, Zhao Y, Gu D, Pei Y, Wu B. Health Behaviors and Self-Reported Oral Health among Centenarians in Nanjing, China: A Cross-Sectional Study. International journal of environmental research and public health. 2021 Jul;18(14):7285.
Xu, Xin, et al. “Health Behaviors and Self-Reported Oral Health among Centenarians in Nanjing, China: A Cross-Sectional Study.International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, vol. 18, no. 14, July 2021, p. 7285. Epmc, doi:10.3390/ijerph18147285.
Xu X, Zhao Y, Gu D, Pei Y, Wu B. Health Behaviors and Self-Reported Oral Health among Centenarians in Nanjing, China: A Cross-Sectional Study. International journal of environmental research and public health. 2021 Jul;18(14):7285.

Published In

International journal of environmental research and public health

DOI

EISSN

1660-4601

ISSN

1661-7827

Publication Date

July 2021

Volume

18

Issue

14

Start / End Page

7285

Related Subject Headings

  • Toxicology
  • Self Report
  • Oral Health
  • Humans
  • Health Behavior
  • Cross-Sectional Studies
  • China
  • Aged, 80 and over