T Yamamoto, Y Mochida, K Irie, N U Altanbagana, S Fuchida, J Aida, K Takeuchi, M Fujita, K Kondo
INTRODUCTION: Oral frailty leads to poor nutritional status, which, in turn, leads to frailty. This cross-sectional study aimed to determine regional differences in the prevalence of oral frailty and to identify factors associated with oral frailty using 3-level multilevel models. METHODS: This study comprised 165,164 participants aged ≥65 y without long-term care requirements in the Japan Gerontological Evaluation Study. The dependent variable was oral frailty, which was calculated based on age, number of teeth, difficulty in eating tough foods, and choking...
April 23, 2024: JDR Clinical and Translational Research