1. Frequency of fruit and vegetable consumption and oral health-related quality of life among the elderly in Amirkola (Babol, Iran)
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Fatemeh Ghasemian Gorji, Reza Ghadimi, Seyed Reza Hosseini, Ali Bijani, Atena Shirzad, Fatemeh Sayadi, Fatemeh Baladi, Elham Mahmoodi, Niloofar Jenabian, Mohammadmehdi Naghibi, Mahsa Mehryari, Zahra Sadat Madani, and Mina Motallebnejad
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vegetables ,fruit ,quality of life ,oral health ,aged ,Dentistry ,RK1-715 - Abstract
Introduction: Considering that nutrition plays a prominent role in the health of the elderly, oral health and the associated quality of life are very important for a healthy diet. The aim of this study was to investigate the association between the frequency of fruit and vegetable consumption and oral health-related quality of life (OHRQoL) among the elderly in Amirkola. Materials & Methods: This study was part of the second phase of the Amirkola elderly cohort study conducted on 750 older people who underwent a special oral and dental examination in 2016-2020 using the Oral Health Questionnaire. The frequency of fruit and vegetable consumption was assessed with the Semi-Quantitative Food Frequency Questionnaire (SQFFQ), OHRQoL was assessed with the General Oral Health Assessment Index (GOHAI), and information on age, sex, history of systemic diseases, and the number of teeth was extracted from the full data set completed by specialists for each patient. Data were analyzed with SPSS 20 using the chi-square statistical test, ANOVA, and Pearson correlation coefficient. A value of p
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- 2023