title: Association of the oral health impact profile with malnutrition risk in Spanish elders.
abstract: The objective of this study was to determine any relationship between oral health-related quality of life (OHR-QoL) and malnutrition risk in the elderly using the oral health impact profile (OHIP). We studied 250 institutionalized elderly people, 162 females and 88 males, with and without teeth. Data were gathered on: general health; oral health; malnutrition risk, measured with the Mini Nutritional Assessment (MNA); and OHR-QoL, evaluated with the OHIP. A multivariate binary logistic regression model was constructed with malnutrition presence/risk as dependent variable. Mean age was 82.7 ± 8.2 years. Malnutrition or malnutrition risk was shown by 36.8% of the sample. OHIP was associated with malnutrition/risk after adjustment for age, sex, functional status, and mild dementia diagnosis. Malnutrition/risk was 3.43-fold more likely in participants with OHIP-reported "problems" than in those with none. The conclusion of the study was that OHIP-measured OHR-QoL is associated with malnutrition risk.
authors.affiliation: School of Dentistry, Gerodontology Department, Granada University, c/Paseo de Cartuja s/n, 18071, Granada, Spain. jagil@ugr.es
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Gil-Montoya
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Ponce
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Sánchez Lara
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Barrios
authors.forename: J C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Llodra
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Bravo
mesh_terms: D000203:Activities of Daily Living; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D060825:Cognitive Dysfunction / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D006304:Health Status; D006801:Humans; D007326:Institutionalization / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D016015:Logistic Models; D008297:Male; D044342:Malnutrition / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology*; D009066:Mouth, Edentulous / Q000453:epidemiology; D015596:Nutrition Assessment; D009909:Oral Health / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D011788:Quality of Life; D012307:Risk Factors; D012737:Sex Factors; D013030:Spain / Q000453:epidemiology
keywords: Elderly; Malnutrition; Oral health related quality of life