Oral Health, Diet, and Frailty at Baseline of the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging.
Carol BassimAlexandra J MayhewJinhui MaDavid KantersChris P VerschoorLauren E GriffithParminder RainaPublished in: Journal of the American Geriatrics Society (2020)
Poor oral health was associated with poor diet and frailty. Each additional oral health problem was associated with an increase of approximately 1 frailty index point, even after full adjustment for poor diet. The indirect effect of poor oral health through poor diet was modest. Though poor oral health was associated with poorer diet quality, a more direct effect of poor oral health on increasing frailty may be indicated. J Am Geriatr Soc 68:959-966, 2020.