ArticleClinical and experimental dental research2020
Association of physical performance with oral function in older women participating in community-based health exercise programs.
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- Relationship between tongue pressure and handgrip strength: A systematic review and meta-analysis.Journal of oral rehabilitation · 2022Pooled it
- Exercise habits and swallowing-related symptoms in older adults: a cross-sectional and a single-arm pre-post intervention study.BMC geriatrics · 2026Article
- Association of physical performance with oral function in older women participating in community-based health exercise programs.Clinical and experimental dental research · 2020Article
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Abstract
objectivesThis study aimed to clarify the relationship between physical performance and oral function in older women participating in community-based physical and oral exercise programs. MATERIAL AND
methodsWe included 163 older women (mean age: 77.4 ± 8.6 years) who participated in weekly health programs in Takehara City, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan, from August to December 2018. Physical fitness was assessed using a handgrip strength test, a timed up and go test, a one-leg standing time with eyes open test, and a 30-s chair stand test (CS-30). Tongue pressure, oral diadochokinesis, and dysphagia risk assessment for the community-dwelling elderly were used to assess oral function.
resultsParticipants were divided into women aged 65-74 years (younger group) and those aged ≥75 years (older group). There was no significant difference in oral function measures between the groups. A significant correlation was found between CS-30 and oral diadochokinesis for /pa/, /ta/, and /ka/ (Spearman's rank correlation; /pa/: r = .234, p = .009; /ta/: r = .299, p = .001; and /ka/: r = .283, p = .002) in the older group. Multivariable analysis revealed a significant positive relationship between CS-30 and /ta/ repetition in the older group (p = .016).
conclusionsOral function (i.e., tongue motor function) may be associated with physical performance (i.e., lower leg muscle strength) in women aged ≥75 years. Further study is necessary to clarify sex differences in oral function deterioration.
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