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Open Access 01-12-2019 | Hypertension | Research article

Association between tooth loss and hypertension among older Chinese adults: a community-based study

Authors: Dongxin Da, Fei Wang, Hao Zhang, Xiaoli Zeng, Yiwei Jiang, Qianhua Zhao, Jianfeng Luo, Ding Ding, Ying Zhang, Bei Wu, and the Shanghai Aging Study

Published in: BMC Oral Health | Issue 1/2019

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Abstract

Background

The purpose of the study is to examine the association between tooth loss and hypertension among older community residents in urban China.

Methods

This study included 3677 participants aged ≥50 years from the Shanghai Aging Study. We determined the number of teeth missing from questionnaires. Hypertension was defined as the mean of two measurements of systolic blood pressure (SBP) (140 mmHg or higher), diastolic blood pressure (DBP) (90 mmHg or higher) or physician-diagnosed hypertension confirmed from medical records. A multivariable logistic regression model was used to investigate the association between tooth loss and hypertension.

Results

The average number of missing teeth among study participants was 9.67. Among them, participants with hypertension had lost an average of 10.88 teeth, significantly higher than those without hypertension (8.95) (p < 0.0001). After adjusting for covariates (socio-demographic characteristics, health behaviors and other chronic conditions), teeth lost (15 or more) was significantly associated with grade III hypertension, with OR = 1.55(95% CI 1.09–2.20).

Conclusions

Significant tooth loss maybe associated with severe hypertension among older Chinese adults. Prevention of tooth loss is important to the overall health of this population.
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Metadata
Title
Association between tooth loss and hypertension among older Chinese adults: a community-based study
Authors
Dongxin Da
Fei Wang
Hao Zhang
Xiaoli Zeng
Yiwei Jiang
Qianhua Zhao
Jianfeng Luo
Ding Ding
Ying Zhang
Bei Wu
and the Shanghai Aging Study
Publication date
01-12-2019
Publisher
BioMed Central
Published in
BMC Oral Health / Issue 1/2019
Electronic ISSN: 1472-6831
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1186/s12903-019-0966-3

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