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Association Between Chewing Difficulty and Symptoms of Depression in Adults: Results from the Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey.
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Journal of the American Geriatrics Society . Dec2016, Vol. 64 Issue 12, pe270-e278. 9p. 4 Charts. - Publication Year :
- 2016
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Abstract
- Objectives To assess the association between chewing difficulty and symptoms of depression in a representative sample of the Korean population. Design Cross-sectional. Setting Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey ( KNHANES). Participants KNHANES participants (N = 5,158). Measurements Chewing difficulty was assessed according to the self-reported presence of chewing problems using a structured questionnaire. Symptoms of depression were defined as having feelings of sadness or depression consecutively over 2 weeks during the last 12 months. Multivariable logistic regression analysis was used to determine the adjusted odds ratios ( AORs) and 95% confidence intervals ( CIs) of the associations between chewing difficulty and symptoms of depression, adjusted for age; sex; monthly household income; education; number of teeth; number of decayed, missing, or filled permanent teeth; periodontitis; state of dentition; tooth brushing frequency; regular dental visits; smoking status; alcohol consumption; hypertension; diabetes mellitus; and obesity. The interaction effects between chewing difficulty and confounders were evaluated, and age- and sex-stratified analyses were performed. Results There was a significant positive association between chewing difficulty and symptoms of depression in the fully adjusted model ( AOR = 1.86, 95% CI = 1.48-2.33). The strength of the association was highest in men aged 60 and older ( AOR = 3.28, 95% CI = 1.54-7.00). Conclusion Chewing difficulty was independently associated with symptoms of depression in a representative sample of Korean adults. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- *MASTICATION disorders
*DEPRESSION in old age
*PUBLIC health
*SYMPTOMS
*OLDER people
*CONFIDENCE intervals
*MENTAL depression
*INTERVIEWING
*LIFE skills
*MASTICATION
*PHYSICAL diagnosis
*PROBABILITY theory
*STATISTICAL sampling
*SELF-evaluation
*MULTIPLE regression analysis
*CROSS-sectional method
*DATA analysis software
*DENTAL hygiene assessment
*ODDS ratio
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 00028614
- Volume :
- 64
- Issue :
- 12
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Journal of the American Geriatrics Society
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 120306376
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1111/jgs.14502