Relationships Among Tooth Loss, Prefrailty, and Dietary Patterns in Community-dwelling Older Japanese Females: a Cross-sectional Study

Overview

Journal Nutr Res Pract

Specialty Nutritional Sciences

Date 2024 Jun 10

PMID 38854469

Authors

Tatsumi Hayashi

Rumi Sato

Kazuo Tamura

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Abstract

Background/objectives: Poor oral health has been predicted the development of frailty and sarcopenia as well as the subsequent need for long-term care. This cross-sectional study examined the relationships among tooth loss, prefrailty, and dietary patterns in community-dwelling older Japanese females.

Subjects/methods: Information on the number of teeth, food consumption, and lifestyle factors was collected from 271 participants aged ≥ 65 yrs using a questionnaire. The number of teeth was self-reported and classified into 2 groups: natural teeth ≥ 20 and natural teeth < 20. Prefrailty was assessed using the Japanese version of the Cardiovascular Health Study. Three dietary patterns ("vegetables and dairy products" [VD], "rice and fish and shellfish" [RF], and "bread and beverages") were adopted from a cluster analysis of the intakes of 20 foods evaluated using the Food Frequency Questionnaire. The odds ratios (ORs) for prefrailty and dietary patterns were calculated using a binary logistic regression analysis.

Results: A total of 267 participants were analyzed, excluding those with frailty (n = 4). The rates of natural teeth < 20 and prefrailty were 57.3 and 37.4%, respectively. Natural teeth < 20 was positively correlated with prefrailty (OR, 4.66; 95% confidence interval [CI], 2.54-8.52) and inversely correlated with VD pattern (OR, 0.43; 95% CI, 0.27-0.69). Furthermore, both VD (OR, 0.38; 95% CI, 0.16-0.91) and RF (OR, 0.26; 95% CI, 0.11-0.62) patterns were inversely correlated with prefrailty.

Conclusions: Maintaining the number of natural teeth ≥ 20 into old age plays an important role in preventing a prefrailty. The promotion of VD and RF dietary patterns has potential as an effective nutritional strategy for preventing tooth loss and prefrailty.

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