Longitudinal association between dentition status and gait speed among older Brazilian adults: SABE cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Oral health has been associated with general health conditions, but few longitudinal studies evaluated the effect of dentition status on gait speed.

Objective

This study aimed to investigate the longitudinal association between different time-varying measures of dentition status (i.e., number of teeth, the presence of periodontal pockets and the functional impact of oral health) and gait speed (outcome) in older Brazilian adults.

Materials and methods

This was a prospective study using data from the Health, Well-being and Aging cohort study (SABE) from 2006, 2010 and 2015. The gait speed was the dependent variable and the independent variables of interest were dentition status evaluated using the number of teeth, use of dental prostheses, presence of period

SUBMITTER: Bof de Andrade F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11373104 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature