TY - JOUR
T1 - Smoking and drinking as risk indicators for tooth loss in middle-aged danes
AU - Morse, Douglas E.
AU - Avlund, Kirsten
AU - Christensen, Lisa Bøge
AU - Fiehn, Nils Erik
AU - Molbo, Drude
AU - Holmstrup, Palle
AU - Kongstad, Johanne
AU - Mortensen, Erik Lykke
AU - Holm-Pedersen, Poul
PY - 2014/2
Y1 - 2014/2
N2 - Objectives: To investigate tobacco and alcohol consumption as risk indicators for missing teeth in late middle-aged Danes. Method: In all, 1,517 Copenhagen Aging and Midlife Biobank (CAMB) participants received a clinical oral examination that included number of teeth. Information on smoking, drinking, and various covariates was obtained using self-administered, structured questionnaires. Descriptive statistics and logistic regression (dependent variable: 6+ vs. <6 missing teeth) were used to investigate smoking and drinking in relation to missing teeth. Results: Current smokers, persons who currently or previously smoked >15 tobacco units/day, and persons who had smoked for 27+ years had elevated mean scores of missing teeth and associated odds ratios (OR) compared with never smokers. Relative to nondrinkers, alcohol consumption was associated with reduced odds of missing 6+ teeth. Discussion: Our findings suggest that smoking is positively associated, while alcoholic beverage consumption is inversely related to tooth loss in middle-aged Danes.
AB - Objectives: To investigate tobacco and alcohol consumption as risk indicators for missing teeth in late middle-aged Danes. Method: In all, 1,517 Copenhagen Aging and Midlife Biobank (CAMB) participants received a clinical oral examination that included number of teeth. Information on smoking, drinking, and various covariates was obtained using self-administered, structured questionnaires. Descriptive statistics and logistic regression (dependent variable: 6+ vs. <6 missing teeth) were used to investigate smoking and drinking in relation to missing teeth. Results: Current smokers, persons who currently or previously smoked >15 tobacco units/day, and persons who had smoked for 27+ years had elevated mean scores of missing teeth and associated odds ratios (OR) compared with never smokers. Relative to nondrinkers, alcohol consumption was associated with reduced odds of missing 6+ teeth. Discussion: Our findings suggest that smoking is positively associated, while alcoholic beverage consumption is inversely related to tooth loss in middle-aged Danes.
KW - drinking
KW - middle-aged
KW - smoking
KW - tooth loss
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U2 - 10.1177/0898264313509278
DO - 10.1177/0898264313509278
M3 - Article
C2 - 24584260
AN - SCOPUS:84897588750
VL - 26
SP - 54
EP - 71
JO - Journal of Aging and Health
JF - Journal of Aging and Health
SN - 0898-2643
IS - 1
ER -