Oral health and depressive symptoms among older adults in urban China: a moderated mediation model analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

This study explored the association between oral health and depression occurs via daily dietary satisfaction as a mediator, and that body mass index could moderate the path between daily dietary satisfaction and depression.

Methods

Data for this research were derived from a community survey adopting quota sampling in the cities of Tianjin and Shijiazhuang in mainland China in 2020 (N = 781). The moderated mediation model was tested by using bootstrapping with resampling strategies, and the Johnson-Neyman technique was used to visualize the moderating effect of body mass index.

Results

A significant negative association between oral health and depression has been indicated (B = -0.22, SE = 0.11, 95%CI [- 0.44, - 0.01]), and dietary satisfaction partially med

SUBMITTER: Sun Q 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9617299 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature