ArticleInternational journal for equity in health2023
The pathways from disadvantaged socioeconomic status in childhood to edentulism in mid-to-late adulthood over the life-course.
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- Edentulism and Its Rehabilitation Among Older People in China.Gerodontology · 2026Article
- Divergent effects of oral health and genetic risk: competing risks of dementia and mortality.Innovation in aging · 2026Article
- Mediating effects of positive self-beliefs, social emotions, and worry on childhood socioeconomic status and prosocial and antisocial rule-breaking.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Associations between social support and frailty and the mediating role of mental and physical health: evidence from CHARLS.BMC geriatrics · 2025Article
- The relationship between childhood SES and health in middle and old age: evidence from China.Frontiers in public health · 2024Article
- Mediating Effect of the Parent-Child Relationship on the Association Between Maternal Nurturance and Early Child Development: A Longitudinal Study During the COVID-19 Pandemic.Psychology research and behavior management · 2024Article
- Childhood and adult socioeconomic status influence on late-life healthy longevity: evidence from the Chinese longitudinal healthy longevity survey.Frontiers in public health · 2024Article
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Abstract
backgroundThis study aimed to examine the direct and indirect pathways from childhood socioeconomic status (SES) to the prevalence of edentulism in mid-to-late age Chinese individuals using structural equation modeling (SEM).
methodsThis study analyzed data from 17,032 mid- to-late age Chinese individuals in the 2014 and 2015 China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study (CHARLS). Childhood SES was determined based on the parents' education and occupation, financial situation of the family, primary residence, food availability, and medical convenience. Adulthood SES was established according to educational achievements of the individuals. Edentulism is defined as the loss of all natural teeth. SEM was used to examine the statistical significance of the association between childhood SES and edentulism, mediated by childhood health, adulthood SES, and adult health.
resultsChildhood SES had significant indirect (β = -0.026, p < 0.01), and total (β = -0.040, p < 0.01) effects on edentulism. It was determined that 65% of the total effect of childhood SES on edentulism was indirect, and mainly mediated by adult SES. Also, the goodness-of-fit indices of the best-fitting model were acceptable.
conclusionThis study revealed that childhood health, adult health and adult SES are mediators that explain the relationship between childhood SES and edentulism. The global attention to alleviate the inequality in edentulism should focus on exploring recommendations and intervention strategies from childhood to adulthood, by considering adult SES, childhood and adult health.
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