Hyposalivation and 10-year all-cause mortality in an elderly Japanese population.

Masanori Iwasaki Wenche S Borgnakke Akihiro Yoshihara Kayoko ItoHiroshi OgawaKaname NohnoMisuzu SatoKumiko MinagawaToshihiro AnsaiHideo Miyazaki

Published in: Gerodontology (2018)

Hyposalivation could be a marker for all-cause mortality among older community-dwelling Japanese men. Future studies investigating the association between SSFR and cause-specific mortality are warranted.

Keyphrases

community dwelling
middle aged
cardiovascular events
current status
risk factors
case control