Prevalence and influencing factors of oral frailty among middle-aged and older patients with chronic kidney disease: a cross-sectional study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Oral health has emerged as a subject of significant public concern. Oral frailty represents the clinical presentation of advanced oral health decline and serves as a significant indicator of systemic frailty. However, current research on oral frailty in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) is quite limited.

Objectives

This study aimed to investigate the prevalence and influencing factors of oral frailty among middle-aged and older CKD patients.

Methods

This was a cross-sectional study involving 307 CKD patients from two tertiary general hospitals in Chengdu, Sichuan Province, from November 2024 to March 2025. The Oral Frailty Index-8 (OFI-8), Mini Nutritional Assessment Short-Form (MNA-SF), Revised Piper Fatigue Scale (RPFS) and Hospital Anxiety and D

SUBMITTER: Wang Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12394534 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature