Associations between social inequality and tooth loss in a household sample of elderly Thai people aged ≥60 years old

Objective: To assess the relationship between social inequality and the number of remaining teeth in an elderly Thai population. Background: Having twenty or more remaining teeth is an important indicator of optimal oral health in the elderly. Methods: The data for this study were derived from the S...

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Main Authors: Srisilapanan P., Korwanich N., Lalloo R.
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spelling th-cmuir.6653943832-379962015-06-16T03:59:33Z Associations between social inequality and tooth loss in a household sample of elderly Thai people aged ≥60 years old Srisilapanan P. Korwanich N. Lalloo R. Dentistry (all) Geriatrics and Gerontology Objective: To assess the relationship between social inequality and the number of remaining teeth in an elderly Thai population. Background: Having twenty or more remaining teeth is an important indicator of optimal oral health in the elderly. Methods: The data for this study were derived from the Survey of Older Persons in Thailand, conducted by the National Statistical Office, based on face-to-face interviews with people aged ≥60. The total sample was 30 427. The oral health measure was self-reported remaining number of teeth. Income, education and possession of durable goods were utilised as measures of social inequality. Results: More than half of the sample (57.0%) was women. The majority (73.2%) was in the age range 60-74 years old. Less than a fifth (15.5%) had 7 or more years of education. A third earned <20 000 Thai Baht (THB) per annum (defined as poor). More than half (52.8%) of the sample had <20 remaining teeth. There was a link between social inequalities and tooth loss. In the adjusted model, elderly people, who were older than 75, who were not under a married status, had a lower level of education, had a lower income, and who did not own luxury goods, were 2.84 (CI 95% 2.66-3.03), 1.31 (CI 95% 1.21-1.41), 1.44 (CI 95% 1.34-1.56), 1.12 (CI 95% 1.13-1.29) and 1.21 (CI 95% 1.13-1.29) times more likely to have 19 or fewer teeth remaining, respectively. Conclusion: Social inequality is related to the number of remaining teeth in elderly Thai people. © 2014 John Wiley & Sons A/S and The Gerodontology Association. 2015-06-16T03:59:33Z 2015-06-16T03:59:33Z 2014-07-22 Article in Press 07340664 2-s2.0-84904276010 10.1111/ger.12140 http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?partnerID=HzOxMe3b&scp=84904276010&origin=inward http://cmuir.cmu.ac.th/handle/6653943832/37996 Blackwell Munksgaard
institution Chiang Mai University
building Chiang Mai University Library
country Thailand
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topic Dentistry (all)
Geriatrics and Gerontology
spellingShingle Dentistry (all)
Geriatrics and Gerontology
Srisilapanan P.
Korwanich N.
Lalloo R.
Associations between social inequality and tooth loss in a household sample of elderly Thai people aged ≥60 years old
description Objective: To assess the relationship between social inequality and the number of remaining teeth in an elderly Thai population. Background: Having twenty or more remaining teeth is an important indicator of optimal oral health in the elderly. Methods: The data for this study were derived from the Survey of Older Persons in Thailand, conducted by the National Statistical Office, based on face-to-face interviews with people aged ≥60. The total sample was 30 427. The oral health measure was self-reported remaining number of teeth. Income, education and possession of durable goods were utilised as measures of social inequality. Results: More than half of the sample (57.0%) was women. The majority (73.2%) was in the age range 60-74 years old. Less than a fifth (15.5%) had 7 or more years of education. A third earned <20 000 Thai Baht (THB) per annum (defined as poor). More than half (52.8%) of the sample had <20 remaining teeth. There was a link between social inequalities and tooth loss. In the adjusted model, elderly people, who were older than 75, who were not under a married status, had a lower level of education, had a lower income, and who did not own luxury goods, were 2.84 (CI 95% 2.66-3.03), 1.31 (CI 95% 1.21-1.41), 1.44 (CI 95% 1.34-1.56), 1.12 (CI 95% 1.13-1.29) and 1.21 (CI 95% 1.13-1.29) times more likely to have 19 or fewer teeth remaining, respectively. Conclusion: Social inequality is related to the number of remaining teeth in elderly Thai people. © 2014 John Wiley & Sons A/S and The Gerodontology Association.
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author Srisilapanan P.
Korwanich N.
Lalloo R.
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Korwanich N.
Lalloo R.
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title Associations between social inequality and tooth loss in a household sample of elderly Thai people aged ≥60 years old
title_short Associations between social inequality and tooth loss in a household sample of elderly Thai people aged ≥60 years old
title_full Associations between social inequality and tooth loss in a household sample of elderly Thai people aged ≥60 years old
title_fullStr Associations between social inequality and tooth loss in a household sample of elderly Thai people aged ≥60 years old
title_full_unstemmed Associations between social inequality and tooth loss in a household sample of elderly Thai people aged ≥60 years old
title_sort associations between social inequality and tooth loss in a household sample of elderly thai people aged ≥60 years old
publisher Blackwell Munksgaard
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