title: Oral health status of older adults in Fiji: 1985-1999.
abstract: This paper examines the oral health status of older adults in Fiji to determine the risks of dental disabilities. Using cross-sectional data collected in 1985 and 1999, logistic regression models are used to measure the effect of select demographic, socioeconomic and health variables on difficulty with chewing. While the general picture for the older persons is quite positive, the largest concern is the striking increase in poverty as a predictor for our dependent variable.
authors.affiliation: Population Studies Center, Institute for Social Research, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA. panapasa@umich.edu
authors.forename: Sela V
authors.initials: SV
authors.lastname: Panapasa
authors.forename: Jagdish C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Maharaj
mesh_terms: D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005006:Ethnicity / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D005260:Female; D005367:Fiji / Q000453:epidemiology; D006304:Health Status; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008409:Mastication / Q000502:physiology*; D009909:Oral Health; D011203:Poverty / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D012423:Rural Health / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D012737:Sex Factors; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D014076:Tooth Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology*; D014504:Urban Health / Q000706:statistics & numerical data