Relationship between Chewing Ability and Nutritional Status in Japanese Older Adults: A Cross-Sectional Study.

ABSTRACT: This study aimed to determine the relationship between objective chewing ability and the nutritional status of Japanese community-dwelling elders. A cross-sectional study. A total of 509 community-dwelling elders living in the Tokyo metropolitan area participated in a comprehensive survey conducted in October 2013. The basic characteristics were sex, age, and body mass index. Undernutrition was examined through serum albumin levels. Chewing ability was examined through color-changeable xylitol gum by evaluating the color changes in chewing gum. Nutritional intake was examined using the semi-quantitative food frequency questionnaire. In the poor chewing ability group, all nutrient intake levels were significantly low, except for carbohydrates, and intake levels for all food groups were sign

SUBMITTER: Motokawa K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7908427 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature