Health-Related Behaviour Clusters and Functional Dentition in Older People.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To identify different clusters of health-related behaviours and examine whether these clusters are associated with maintaining 20 or more teeth.

Background

Engaging in risky behaviours impacts tooth loss, particularly among older adults. Maintaining 20 teeth is a challenge for this age group. The co-occurrence of health-risk behaviours is common and has been linked to an increased risk of multiple chronic diseases, including tooth loss.

Material and methods

A cross-sectional analysis of wave 7 of the English Longitudinal Study of Ageing (ELSA) was conducted. Functional dentition was self-reported as having 20 or more teeth. Four health-related behaviours (smoking, alcohol intake, fruit and vegetable consumption, and physical activity) were analysed to inves

SUBMITTER: Alobaidi F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12344633 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature