Yoshihiro Kugimiya1, Keiko Motokawa2, Kaori Yamamoto2,3, Misato Hayakawa2, Yurie Mikami2, Masanori Iwasaki2, Yuki Ohara2, Maki Shirobe4, Ayako Edahiro2, Yutaka Watanabe2,5, Shuichi Obuchi6, Hisashi Kawai6, Takeshi Kera6,7, Yoshinori Fujiwara8, Kazushige Ihara9, Hunkyung Kim2, Hirohiko Hirano2. 1. Department of Removable Prosthodontics and Gerodontology, Tokyo Dental College. 2. Research Team for Promoting Independence and Mental Health, Tokyo Metropolitan Institute of Gerontology. 3. Graduate School of Food and Nutritional Sciences, Toyo University. 4. The Tokyo Metropolitan Support Center for Preventative Long-term and Frail Elderly Care, Tokyo Metropolitan Institute of Gerontology. 5. Gerodontology, Department of Oral Health Science, Faculty of Dental Medicine, Hokkaido University. 6. Research Team for Human Care, Tokyo Metropolitan Institute of Gerontology. 7. Faculty of Health Care, Takasaki University of Health and Welfare. 8. Research Team for Social Participation and Community Health, Tokyo Metropolitan Institute of Gerontology. 9. Department of Social Medicine, Hirosaki University School of Medicine.
Abstract
AIM: To determine the rate of a decreased oral function using questions from the Kihon checklist corresponding to the Questionnaire for Latter-stage Elderly People and to clarify nutrient intake in older persons. METHODS: This study targeted 511 older people (217 men, 294 women, average age 73.1±5.6 years old). Their oral function was evaluated using questions on the masticatory function and swallowing function from the Kihon checklist, corresponding to questions on the oral function in the Questionnaire for Latter-stage Elderly People. Participants who had at least one symptom measured were defined as the applicable group (AG). In addition, to evaluate the nutrient intake of the participants, interviews were conducted using the Food Frequency Questionnaire Based on Food Groups. RESULTS: The rate of inclusion in the AG was 32.9% for the total sample, 28.2% for early-stage elderly people, and 40.1% for latter-stage elderly people. The AG rates did not differ significantly between men and women. For latter-stage elderly people, the protein-energy ratio and intakes of total energy, protein, pantothenic acid, folic acid, vitamin B6, niacin, vitamin K, copper, zinc, phosphorus, magnesium, potassium, and total dietary fiber were significantly lower in the AG than in the non-AG. CONCLUSION: The evaluation of placement in the AG through questions on the oral function from the Kihon checklist corresponding to the Questionnaire for Latter-stage Elderly People demonstrated that the rate of a decreased oral function was higher in latter-stage elderly people than in early-stage elderly people. In addition, the latter-stage elderly people in the AG had a lower nutrient intake.
AIM: To determine the rate of a decreased oral function using questions from the Kihon checklist corresponding to the Questionnaire for Latter-stage Elderly People and to clarify nutrient intake in older persons. METHODS: This study targeted 511 older people (217 men, 294 women, average age 73.1±5.6 years old). Their oral function was evaluated using questions on the masticatory function and swallowing function from the Kihon checklist, corresponding to questions on the oral function in the Questionnaire for Latter-stage Elderly People. Participants who had at least one symptom measured were defined as the applicable group (AG). In addition, to evaluate the nutrient intake of the participants, interviews were conducted using the Food Frequency Questionnaire Based on Food Groups. RESULTS: The rate of inclusion in the AG was 32.9% for the total sample, 28.2% for early-stage elderly people, and 40.1% for latter-stage elderly people. The AG rates did not differ significantly between men and women. For latter-stage elderly people, the protein-energy ratio and intakes of total energy, protein, pantothenic acid, folic acid, vitamin B6, niacin, vitamin K, copper, zinc, phosphorus, magnesium, potassium, and total dietary fiber were significantly lower in the AG than in the non-AG. CONCLUSION: The evaluation of placement in the AG through questions on the oral function from the Kihon checklist corresponding to the Questionnaire for Latter-stage Elderly People demonstrated that the rate of a decreased oral function was higher in latter-stage elderly people than in early-stage elderly people. In addition, the latter-stage elderly people in the AG had a lower nutrient intake.
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Diet survey; Food frequency questionnaire based on food groups; Nutrient intake; Oral frailty; Questionnaire for latter-stage elderly people
Authors: Yuri Kinoshita; Chihiro Nakayama; Naomi Ito; Nobuaki Moriyama; Hajime Iwasa; Seiji Yasumura Journal: Int J Environ Res Public Health Date: 2022-02-24 Impact factor: 3.390