Prevalence and Associations of Xerostomia in Older Adults in Southern Brazil.

IF 2 3区医学 Q2 DENTISTRY, ORAL SURGERY & MEDICINE

Gerodontology Pub Date : 2025-01-17 DOI:10.1111/ger.12808

Miguel Konradt Mascarenhas, Mariana G Cademartori, Rafaela do Carmo Borges, Maria Cristina Gonzalez, Renata M Bielemann, William Murray Thomson, Flávio Fernando Demarco

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Abstract

Objectives: This study investigated the prevalence and associations of xerostomia in older adults in southern Brazil.

Methods: A cross-sectional study was carried out in Pelotas, Brazil, during 2014. A representative sample of the city's older adult population (60+) was selected. The dependent variable was self-reported feeling of dry mouth in the past 6 months. Covariates included socio-economic status, schooling, gender, age, tobacco and alcohol consumption, polypharmacy, hypertension, diabetes, arthritis, depression, dentition status and use of removable dental prostheses. Descriptive analysis was carried out, and Poisson regression was used to obtain prevalence ratios and 95% confidence intervals. Analyses used STATA 15.1.

Results: Most of the 1451 participants were female (63.3%). The prevalence of xerostomia was 36.7% (95% CI 34.3-39.1). Adjusted analysis showed that xerostomia was significantly more common among females (PR 1.44, 95% CI 1.22-1.74), those with less schooling (PR 1.31, 95% CI 1.10-1.51), those exposed to polypharmacy (PR 1.22, 95% CI 1.05-1.37), people with arthritis (PR 1.42, 95% CI 1.23-1.61) and those with depression symptoms (PR 1.45, 95% CI 1.23-1.70).

Conclusion: Xerostomia is common among older adults. Health workers need to pay attention to its associated factors for early identification and promotion of appropriate interventions, particularly the rational use of medicines.

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巴西南部老年人口干病的患病率及其相关性

目的：本研究调查了巴西南部老年人口干症的患病率及其相关性。方法：2014年在巴西佩洛塔斯进行横断面研究。选取了该市老年人口（60岁以上）的代表性样本。因变量为过去6个月内自我报告的口干感觉。协变量包括社会经济地位、学校教育、性别、年龄、烟酒消费、多种药物、高血压、糖尿病、关节炎、抑郁症、牙列状况和使用可移动义齿。进行描述性分析，使用泊松回归获得患病率和95%置信区间。分析使用STATA 15.1。结果：1451名参与者中以女性居多（63.3%）。口干的患病率为36.7% （95% CI 34.3-39.1）。调整后的分析显示，口干症在女性（PR = 1.44, 95% CI = 1.22-1.74）、受教育程度较低的人群（PR = 1.31, 95% CI = 1.10-1.51）、暴露于多种药物的人群（PR = 1.22, 95% CI = 1.05-1.37）、关节炎患者（PR = 1.42, 95% CI = 1.23-1.61）和有抑郁症状的人群（PR = 1.45, 95% CI = 1.23-1.70）中更为常见。结论：口干症常见于老年人。卫生工作者需要注意其相关因素，以便及早发现和促进适当的干预措施，特别是合理使用药物。

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Gerodontology 医学-老年医学

CiteScore

4.10

自引率

10.00%

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审稿时长

3-6 weeks

期刊介绍： The ultimate aim of Gerodontology is to improve the quality of life and oral health of older people. The boundaries of most conventional dental specialties must be repeatedly crossed to provide optimal dental care for older people. In addition, management of other health problems impacts on dental care and clinicians need knowledge in these numerous overlapping areas. Bringing together these diverse topics within one journal serves clinicians who are seeking to read and to publish papers across a broad spectrum of specialties. This journal provides the juxtaposition of papers from traditional specialties but which share this patient-centred interest, providing a synergy that serves progress in the subject of gerodontology.