TY - JOUR
T1 - Pathways that explain racial differences on edentulism among older adults
T2 - 2019 Brazil National Health Survey
AU - Menegazzo, Gabriele Rissotto
AU - da Cunha, Amanda Ramos
AU - Fagundes, Maria Laura Braccini
AU - do Amaral, Orlando Luiz
AU - do Amaral Giordan, Jessye Melgarejo
AU - Hilgert, Juliana Balbinot
AU - Abreu, Lucas Guimarães
AU - Hugo, Fernando Neves
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
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PY - 2023
Y1 - 2023
N2 - This study aimed to evaluate the pathways that explain the association between race/skin color and edentulism in elderly Brazilians. This was a cross-sectional study using data from participants aged 60 years or older from the 2019 Brazilian National Health Survey, a nationally representative population-based sample. Data were obtained by a structured interview and participants were classified as edentulous if they reported having lost all natural teeth. Information on race, socioeconomic level, behavioral aspects, psychosocial aspects, and access to dental care was collected by interviewers using a questionnaire. The pathways between race/skin color and edentulism were analyzed using structural equation modeling. The final sample of the study included 22,357 participants. Most participants were white (51.5%; 95% confidence interval [CI]: 50.3–52.6), and 36.8% (95%CI: 35.7–37.9) were edentulous. Race/skin color was indirectly associated with edentulism via enabling factors. These findings suggest that socioeconomic inequalities are key in explaining racial inequalities in edentulism among Brazilian older adults.
AB - This study aimed to evaluate the pathways that explain the association between race/skin color and edentulism in elderly Brazilians. This was a cross-sectional study using data from participants aged 60 years or older from the 2019 Brazilian National Health Survey, a nationally representative population-based sample. Data were obtained by a structured interview and participants were classified as edentulous if they reported having lost all natural teeth. Information on race, socioeconomic level, behavioral aspects, psychosocial aspects, and access to dental care was collected by interviewers using a questionnaire. The pathways between race/skin color and edentulism were analyzed using structural equation modeling. The final sample of the study included 22,357 participants. Most participants were white (51.5%; 95% confidence interval [CI]: 50.3–52.6), and 36.8% (95%CI: 35.7–37.9) were edentulous. Race/skin color was indirectly associated with edentulism via enabling factors. These findings suggest that socioeconomic inequalities are key in explaining racial inequalities in edentulism among Brazilian older adults.
KW - Aged
KW - Edentulous
KW - Health Surveys
KW - Mouth
KW - Oral Health
KW - Race Factors
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U2 - 10.1590/1807-3107BOR-2023.VOL37.0040
DO - 10.1590/1807-3107BOR-2023.VOL37.0040
M3 - Article
C2 - 37132727
AN - SCOPUS:85157986495
SN - 1806-8324
VL - 37
JO - Brazilian Oral Research
JF - Brazilian Oral Research
M1 - e040
ER -