Edentulism as an independent risk factor for sarcopenia: evidence from cross-sectional and longitudinal analyses based on the CHARLS cohort
Edentulism is a robust, independent marker of elevated sarcopenia risk in Chinese adults, with particularly strong effects in socio-economically vulnerable subgroups. Routine oral-health screening should be integrated into geriatric assessments to identify patients at high risk for sarcopenia.
Authors
- Huiru Zou (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7931-5264)
- Yanhui Wu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1688-5424)
- Qianyang Xie
- Sun Zhongyi
- Jing Ni
- Tianyang Zhai
Institutions
- Shanghai Jiao Tong University (CN)
- Nankai University (CN)
- Shanghai Stomatological Hospital (CN)
- Shanghai Ninth People's Hospital (CN)
- National Clinical Research (US)
- Songjiang District Central Hospital (CN)
- Stomatology Hospital (CN)
- Tianjin Stomatological Hospital (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Oral Health
- Published
- 2025-12-02
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12903-025-07430-z
- Primary Topic
- Nutrition and Health in Aging
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00