Edentulous disparities among geriatric population according to the sexual difference in South Korea: a nationwide population-based study

The proportion aged 60 years or older in the world's population is expected to double by 2050. In general, they have many complex diseases and poor oral health status. Oral health is one of the important health indicators of elderly people and it is affected by diverse factors, such as socioeco...

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Published in:Scientific reports 2023-05, Vol.13 (1), p.7854-7854, Article 7854
Main Authors: Park, Hyang-Ah, Shin, Soon-Hee, Ryu, Jae-In
Format: Article
Language:English
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Activities of daily living
Aged
Dental insurance
Dentistry
Diabetes
Edentulous
Education
Educational Status
Elementary schools
Female
Females
Geriatrics
Graduation rate
Humanities and Social Sciences
Humans
Hypertension
Male
Males
Mouth, Edentulous - epidemiology
multidisciplinary
Nutrition
Older people
Oral Health
Oral hygiene
Population
Population studies
Population-based studies
Risk factors
Science
Science (multidisciplinary)
Secondary schools
Sex differences
Social Class
Socioeconomic Factors
Socioeconomics
Teeth
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Summary:The proportion aged 60 years or older in the world's population is expected to double by 2050. In general, they have many complex diseases and poor oral health status. Oral health is one of the important health indicators of elderly people and it is affected by diverse factors, such as socioeconomic status. In this study, sexual difference was considered as an associated factor that is closely related to edentulism. The sexual difference might be more influential within the geriatric population because of lower economic and educational backgrounds at this stage. Edentulism was significantly higher among elderly females than males when combined with the education level. The lower the level of education, the higher the prevalence of edentulism as much as 24 ~ 28 times, especially in females ( P  = 0.002). These findings suggest a more complex relationship between oral health, socioeconomic status, and sexual difference.
ISSN:2045-2322
2045-2322
DOI:10.1038/s41598-023-35029-3