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Association Between Tooth Loss, Body Mass Index, and All-Cause Mortality Among Elderly Patients in Taiwan by Hsiao-Yun Hu; Ya-Ling Lee; Shu-Yi Lin; Yi-Chang Chou; Debbie Chung; Nicole Huang; Yiing-Jenq Chou; Chen-Yi Wu is a Medicine article available to read on EtoBox.
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## Abstract To date, the effect of tooth loss on all-cause mortality among elderly patients with a different weight group has not been assessed. This retrospective cohort study evaluated the data obtained from a government-sponsored, annual physical examination program for elderly citizens residing in Taipei City during 2005 to 2007, and follow-up to December 31, 2010. We recruited 55,651 eligible citizens of Taipei City aged ≥65 years, including 29,572 men and 26,079 women, in our study. Their mortality data were ascertained based on the national death files. The number of missing teeth was used as a representative of oral health status. We used multivariate Cox proportional hazards regression analysis to determine the association between tooth loss and all-cause mortality. After adjustment for all confounders, the hazard ratios (HRs) of all-cause mortality in participants with no teeth, 1 to 9 teeth, and 10 to 19 teeth were 1.36 [95% confidence interval (CI): 1.15–1.61], 1.24 (95% CI: 1.08–1.42), and 1.19 (95% CI: 1.09–1.31), respectively, compared with participants with 20 or more teeth. A significant positive correlation of body mass index (BMI) with all-cause mortality was fou
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- Author
- Hsiao-Yun Hu; Ya-Ling Lee; Shu-Yi Lin; Yi-Chang Chou; Debbie Chung; Nicole Huang; Yiing-Jenq Chou; Chen-Yi Wu
- Publisher
- Lippincott Williams and Wilkins; Elsevier ; Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer) - Lippincott Williams & Wilkins; Elsevier BV; Lippincott Williams & Wilkins Ltd.; Medicine Publishing Company Ltd; Williams & Wilkins; Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health) (ISSN 1357-3039)
- Published
- 2015
- Language
- EN
- Field
- Medicine (Health Sciences)