Association between food insecurity and edentulism for older adults: A pilot study

IF 1.8 4区医学 Q2 DENTISTRY, ORAL SURGERY & MEDICINE

Journal of public health dentistry Pub Date : 2024-05-08 DOI:10.1111/jphd.12623

Sophie R. Li, Jane J. Lee PhD, MSW, Lloyd A. Mancl PhD, MS, Donald L. Chi DDS, PhD

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Abstract

Objectives

This pilot study examined the association between food insecurity and edentulism among older adults in Washington State.

Methods

This study focused on adults aged 50 years and older, who were recruited through seven community-based organizations in Washington State. The exposure variable was food security level (high, marginal, and low/very low food security) assessed using the 10-item U.S. Adult Food Security Survey. The outcome was edentulism, defined as having zero natural teeth. Confounder-adjusted odds ratios (OR) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs) were generated using binary logistic regression models (α = 0.05).

Results

Of the 216 participants, 28.7% (n = 62) had low/very low food security and 7.9% (n = 17) had zero teeth. Older adults with low or very low food security had greater odds of being edentulous compared to those with marginal or high food security, although the difference was not statistically significant (OR: 1.39; 95% CI: 0.46, 4.20; p = 0.56).

Conclusions

Future research should explore food insecurity-focused interventions aimed at preventing edentulism in older adults in a broader effort to address oral health inequities.

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老年人粮食不安全与牙齿缺失之间的关系：一项试点研究。

目的：本试验性研究探讨了华盛顿州老年人的食物不安全与牙齿缺失之间的关系：本试验性研究探讨了华盛顿州老年人的食物不安全与牙齿缺损之间的关系：这项研究主要针对华盛顿州七个社区组织招募的 50 岁及以上的成年人。暴露变量为食品安全水平（高、边缘和低/极低食品安全水平），使用 10 个项目的美国成人食品安全调查进行评估。结果是无牙症，即天然牙齿为零。使用二元逻辑回归模型（α = 0.05）得出混杂因素调整后的几率比（OR）和 95% 置信区间（CI）：在 216 名参与者中，28.7%（n = 62）的食物安全性较低/极低，7.9%（n = 17）的牙齿为零。与食品安全处于边缘或较高水平的老年人相比，食品安全处于低水平或极低水平的老年人出现牙齿缺失的几率更大，但差异并无统计学意义（OR：1.39；95% CI：0.46，4.20；P = 0.56）：未来的研究应探索以粮食不安全为重点的干预措施，旨在预防老年人的牙齿缺损，从而更广泛地解决口腔健康不平等问题。

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Journal of public health dentistry 医学-公共卫生、环境卫生与职业卫生

CiteScore

3.80

自引率

4.30%

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审稿时长

6-12 weeks

期刊介绍： The Journal of Public Health Dentistry is devoted to the advancement of public health dentistry through the exploration of related research, practice, and policy developments. Three main types of articles are published: original research articles that provide a significant contribution to knowledge in the breadth of dental public health, including oral epidemiology, dental health services, the behavioral sciences, and the public health practice areas of assessment, policy development, and assurance; methods articles that report the development and testing of new approaches to research design, data collection and analysis, or the delivery of public health services; and review articles that synthesize previous research in the discipline and provide guidance to others conducting research as well as to policy makers, managers, and other dental public health practitioners.