ArticleAging clinical and experimental research2021
Oral factors and adherence to Mediterranean diet in an older Greek population.
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- Long-Term Adherence to a Mediterranean Diet 1-Year after Completion of the MedLey Study.Nutrients · 2022Trial
- Which Norm of Mixing Ability Index to Evaluate Deficiency in Masticatory Performance in Young Adults?Journal of oral rehabilitation · 2026Article
- Association Between Oral Health and Physical Frailty in an Adult Community-Dwelling Caucasian Population.Journal of oral rehabilitation · 2026Article
- Assessment and Improvement of Masticatory Performance in Frail Older People: A Narrative Review.Journal of clinical medicine · 2023Review
- Assessing masticatory performance with a colour-mixing ability test using smartphone camera images.Journal of oral rehabilitation · 2022Article
- Policies Supporting Oral Health in Ageing Populations Are Needed Worldwide.International dental journal · 2022Review
- Sociomedical and oral factors affecting masticatory performance in an older population.Clinical oral investigations · 2022Article
- Today's Mediterranean Diet in Greece: Findings from the National Health and Nutrition Survey-HYDRIA (2013-2014).Nutrients · 2022Article
- Oral diadochokinesis and associated oro-facial function in young and old German mother-tongue speakers: A cross-sectional study.Gerodontology · 2022Article
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Abstract
purposeThe aim of this study was to investigate the effect of oral factors on adherence to the Mediterranean diet in an older population
methods130 persons over 60 years visiting Open Care Community Centers for Older People participated in this study. Oral interviews recorded demographic and sociomedical information, subjective oral complaints, and dental habits. Adherence to Mediterranean diet was assessed using the MDI_BNC4H index (range: 0-14). An oral examination was performed, and evaluation of the masticatory performance was carried out using a two-color chewing gum that was digitally analysed.
resultsThe mean age of the study participants was 73.9 ± 8.5 years. The score of adherence to the Mediterranean diet ranged from 3 to 9 (5.6 ± 1.4). 58 participants used removable prostheses, while 20 used a pair of complete dentures. Univariate analyses revealed that the parameters that negatively significantly, or marginally significantly, affected the level of adherence to the Mediterranean diet were lower masticatory performance (p = 0.050), larger number of drugs per day (p = 0.056), higher BMI (p = 0.043) and smoking (p = 0.053). The multivariable analysis revealed that lower adherence to the Mediterranean diet was significantly associated with higher BMI (p = 0.047) and lower masticatory performance (p = 0.050).
conclusionsIncreased masticatory performance was an independent predictor of better adherence to the Mediterranean diet in an older population.
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