Trajectory of Cognitive Decline Across Different Racial/Ethnic Groups: The Role of Edentulism

Research on Aging, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: unknown

Published: Jan. 20, 2025

This study examines whether age-related cognitive decline varies by race/ethnicity and how edentulism moderates these effects. Data from the Health Retirement Study (2006-2020), including 23,669 respondents aged 51 above across 189,352 person-wave observations were analyzed. Of all respondents, 13.4% edentulous at baseline, with 65.4% identified as non-Hispanic White, 20.5% Black, 14.18% Hispanic. Results linear mixed-effect models indicated that compared to Whites, Hispanic Black participants exhibited lower baseline cognition scores but slower age. For participants, this rate of was attenuated 0.03 units per year (95% CI: -0.06, -0.01, p = .049). The findings highlighted need for targeted interventions policies improve oral health, particularly populations. Addressing health disparities could help mitigate in group reduce racial/ethnic groups.

Language: Английский

Loss of dental pulp potentially increased the risk of Alzheimer's dementia

Journal of Dental Sciences, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 20(1), P. 310 - 318

Published: July 16, 2024

Chronic periodontitis and tooth loss contribute to cognitive decline. Since many biological processes are shared by of teeth pulps, this study investigated the potential association between pulp development dementia. A retrospective cohort analysis was conducted investigate dental treatment The records during 10 years prior first diagnosis dementia were extracted from Elderly Cohort Database National Health Information Sharing Service Korea. independence compared number pulps or removed evaluated using chi-squared test. subjects grouped treated, their odds ratio for calculated. Analysis 591,592 sessions pulpectomy 710,722 extraction 558,147 individuals revealed a significant with Alzheimer's dementia, but not vascular unspecified patients based on significantly different across age groups. ratios demonstrated tendency increase treatments decrease at time achieve notable impact found be lower than extracted. increased incidence being more pronounced in younger geriatric

Language: Английский

Daily activities and suspected dementia among community-dwelling older adults: a cross-sectional study

BMC Geriatrics, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 24(1)

Published: Dec. 28, 2024

Dementia is undiagnosed among many older adults, and more than half the people in local communities live with symptoms of dementia are not properly treated. The study aims to explore relationship between decline daily activities incidence suspected dementia. A two-stage sampling method was used conduct a multicenter cross-sectional survey. Older adults who have been diagnosed as were recruited from community. Revised Hasegawa Scale (HDS-R) evaluate cognitive function. We evaluated several aspects (bathing, dressing, toileting, grooming, feeding, transportation, walking, telephone, housekeeping, taking medications). Logistic regression adopted assess influence on risk after controlling for covariates. analysis included 2458 individuals. Daily toileting (OR = 1.830, 95%CI 1.581 ~ 2.119), grooming 1.938, 1.659 2.265), dressing 1.771, 1.542 2.033), bathing 1.793, 1.591 2.022), feeding 1.821, 1.565 2.118), transportation 1.996, 1.743 2.285), walking 2.069, 1.685 2.542), telephone 3.640, 2.738 4.838), housekeeping 1.415, 1.213 1.649), medications 1.633, 1.451 1.839) still related age, education, post-retirement work, social activity, drinking, smoking, living spouses, diabetes. affected even if Timely accurate diagnosis should be encouraged community-dwelling adults.

Language: Английский