探索牙数量,食物摄入量和认知功能之间的关联:一项为期9年的纵向研究
Tomoaki Mameno1, Paula Moynihan2, Takeshi Nakagawa3
1Department of Removable Prosthodontics and Gerodontology, Osaka University Graduate School of Dentistry, 1-8 Yamadaoka, Suita, Osaka 565-0871, Japan.
Journal of dentistry
|April 12, 2024
概括
保持天然牙对于老年人来说至关重要,他们需要食用富含营养的食物,如蔬菜和肉类,这有助于认知功能. 这项研究强调了日本老年人口腔健康和大脑健康之间的联系.
科学领域:
- 老年学是一门学科.
- 营养科学 营养科学
- 牙科公共卫生 牙科公共卫生
背景情况:
- 口腔健康,特别是自然牙的数量,在饮食摄入中起作用.
- 认知功能是健康衰老的一个关键方面.
- 口腔健康,饮食和认知之间的相互作用需要进一步研究,特别是在老年人群中.
研究的目的:
- 调查牙数量,食物摄入量和认知功能之间的关联.
- 为了检查牙状况,饮食和认知衰退之间的纵向关系,在日本社区生活的老年人中,在九年内.
主要方法:
- 一项长达9年的纵向研究,涉及293名日本老年人.
- 评估牙状况 (牙数量,牙周口袋深度),饮食摄入量 (简短的自我管理的饮食史问卷) 和认知功能 (蒙特利尔认知评估的日本版本).
- 统计分析包括多项逻辑回归和通用估计方程 (GEE),控制各种混因素.
主要成果:
- 更高的牙数量与增加的绿黄色蔬菜和肉类摄入量有关.
- 较低的绿黄色蔬菜摄入量与较低的认知功能显著相关 (B = -0.96,95% CI:-1.72至-0.20).
- 较低的肉类摄入量与较低的认知功能显著相关 (B = -1.42,95% CI: -2.27至 -0.58).
结论:
- 饮食中摄入绿黄色蔬菜和肉类,受牙数量的影响,与老年人的认知功能有关.
- 保持自然牙对于使这些关键食物群体的消费成为可能,从而支持认知健康是很重要的.
- 这项研究强调了口腔健康维护对于在老年人群中保持认知功能的重要性.
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