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Published in: BMC Public Health 4/2019

Open Access 01-06-2019 | Research

Association between oral health-related quality of life and nutritional status among older adults in district of Kuala Pilah, Malaysia

Authors: Tanti Irawati Rosli, Yoke Mun Chan, Rahimah Abdul Kadir, Tengku Aizan Abdul Hamid

Published in: BMC Public Health | Special Issue 4/2019

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Abstract

Background

Poor oral health has an impact on food choices and intake of important nutrients among older population. The use of oral health-related quality of life instruments along with the clinical dental indicators can help to assess the oral problems that lead to nutritional problems in this group. This study aims to determine the association between oral health-related quality of life (OHRQoL) and nutritional status among a group of older adults in Kuala Pilah district, Malaysia.

Methods

A cross-sectional study was carried out on 446 older adults aged 50 years and above from 20 randomly selected villages. Respondents were interviewed to collect information on their demographic characteristics and oral health perception, followed by physical examination to measure height, weight and body mass index (BMI) of respondents. The validated Malay version of General Oral Health Assessment Index (GOHAI) was used to measure OHRQoL.

Results

About one-third (35.8%) of the respondents had normal BMI. Majority of the respondents were overweight (40.4%) and obese (19.9%), while only a small proportion was underweight (3.9%). Mean GOHAI score was 53.3 (SD = 4.7), indicating low perception of oral health. About 81.6% respondents had moderate to low perception of oral health. Logistic regression analysis showed a statistically significant association between the GOHAI and BMI scores (OR = 2.3; p < 0.01).

Conclusions

Oral health-related quality of life was significantly associated with nutritional condition of respondents. Older adults with poor perception of their oral health were more likely to have unsatisfactory BMI compared to those who perceived their oral health to be good.
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Metadata
Title
Association between oral health-related quality of life and nutritional status among older adults in district of Kuala Pilah, Malaysia
Authors
Tanti Irawati Rosli
Yoke Mun Chan
Rahimah Abdul Kadir
Tengku Aizan Abdul Hamid
Publication date
01-06-2019
Publisher
BioMed Central
Published in
BMC Public Health / Issue Special Issue 4/2019
Electronic ISSN: 1471-2458
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-019-6867-1

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