Oral health-related factors are associated with sarcopenia in middle-aged and older adults
) and handgrip strength (males <28 kg and females <18 kg) according to the Asian Working Group for Sarcopenia. The results showed that participants with inadequate toothbrushing habit, poor chewing ability, and inadequate natural teeth had 1.38-, 1.39-, and 1.36-times higher odds of sarcopenia, respectively. These findings suggest that oral health-related factors are associated with sarcopenia in middle-aged and older adults.
Authors
- Fumihiko Uchida (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5740-4063)
- Bokun Kim (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9553-3368)
- Sechang Oh (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7457-9305)
- Jumi Yim
Institutions
- University of Tsukuba (JP)
- Dongguk University (KR)
- University of Tsukuba Hospital (JP)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Community Dental Health
- Published
- 2026-04-22
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1177/0265539x261442853
- Primary Topic
- Dental Health and Care Utilization
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- National Research Foundation of Korea
- Japan Society for the Promotion of Science