| Dry mouth and dietary quality in older adults in north Carolina. | |
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PMID: 21391935 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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OBJECTIVES: To quantify prevalence of dry mouth, association between dry mouth and beverage intake and dietary quality, and association between dry mouth and self-reported dietary accommodations to oral health deficits. DESIGN: Cross-sectional study; data from self-reports. SETTING: Rural North Carolina counties with substantial African-American and American Indian populations. PARTICIPANTS: Six hundred twenty-two participants aged 60 and older. MEASUREMENTS: Data included the 11-item Xerostomia Inventory (higher scores connote greater effect from dry mouth), a food frequency questionnaire (converted into Health Eating Index-2005 scores), and survey items on foods modified before consumption or avoided because of oral health problems. RESULTS: Dry mouth was associated with being female, lower education, and income below the poverty level. Although overall beverage consumption did not vary with dry mouth, consumption of certain sugar-sweetened beverages was positively associated with dry mouth. Overall dietary quality did not differ with dry mouth, but more-severe dry mouth was associated with lower intake of whole grains and higher intakes of fruits. Dry mouth was strongly associated with self-reported modification and avoidance of foods. Those in the highest tertile of dry mouth were more likely to modify several foods than those in the lowest tertile and were more likely to avoid three or more foods. CONCLUSION: Older adults appear to modify foods or selectively avoid foods in response to perceived dry mouth. Despite these behaviors, dry mouth does not result in poorer dietary quality. |
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Authors:
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Sara A Quandt; Margaret R Savoca; Xiaoyan Leng; Haiying Chen; Ronny A Bell; Gregg H Gilbert; Andrea M Anderson; Teresa Kohrman; Thomas A Arcury |
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Type: Journal Article; Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Journal of the American Geriatrics Society Volume: 59 ISSN: 1532-5415 ISO Abbreviation: J Am Geriatr Soc Publication Date: 2011 Mar |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2011-03-11 Completed Date: 2011-06-02 Revised Date: 2012-09-19 |
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Nlm Unique ID: 7503062 Medline TA: J Am Geriatr Soc Country: United States |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 439-45 Citation Subset: IM |
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© 2011, Copyright the Authors. Journal compilation © 2011, The American Geriatrics Society. |
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Department of Epidemiology and Prevention, School of Medicine, Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, USA. squandt@wfubmc.edu |
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Aged Analysis of Variance Beverages Chi-Square Distribution Cross-Sectional Studies Diet* Diet Surveys Educational Status Female Humans Interviews as Topic Logistic Models Male Middle Aged North Carolina / epidemiology Poverty Prevalence Quality of Life Questionnaires Risk Factors Sex Factors Xerostomia / epidemiology* |
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R01 DE017092/DE/NIDCR NIH HHS; R01 DE017092/DE/NIDCR NIH HHS; R01 DE017092-10/DE/NIDCR NIH HHS; R01 DE017092-11/DE/NIDCR NIH HHS |
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