Oral conditions and dysphagia in Japanese, community-dwelling middle- and older- aged adults, independent in daily living.

摘要: Purpose Prevention, early detection and effective rehabilitation of dysphagia are important issues to be considered in an aging society. Previous studies have shown conflicting findings regarding the association between its potential risk factors, including age, malnutrition, oral conditions, lifestyle medical history. Herein, we assessed prevalence with factors 50- 79-year-old adults dwelling a community Japan. Patients methods In this study, there were 532 participants (185 males 347 females). Participants who responded positively question "Do you sometimes choke on drinks/food such as tea soup?" or those presented abnormal repetitive saliva swallowing test diagnosed dysphagia. The data collected from these included following: number teeth, occurrence dryness, body mass index, serum albumin concentration, smoking, drinking exercise habits, presence diseases, diabetes mellitus hypertension, questions Mini-Mental State Examination. Results Dysphagia was observed 33 (17.8%) 76 females (21.9%). To explore effect dysphagia, model built by multivariate logistic regression analysis. Using forced entry method, dryness (odds ratio [OR] =3.683 P=0.003 males; OR =1.797 P=0.032 females) teeth (OR =0.946 P=0.038 males) found significantly related Conclusion This cross-sectional study demonstrated associations conditions Factors may contribute more so than aging, comorbidity community-dwelling over age 50.