Miura H, Arai Y, Sakano S, Hamada A, Umenai T, Isogai E
Faculty of Medicine, University of Tokyo, Japan.
Asia Pac J Public Health. 1998;10(1):43-5. doi: 10.1177/101053959801000109.
The purpose of the present study was to statistically analyse the relationship between subjective evaluation of chewing ability and self-rated general health status in elderly Japanese residents. Interviews were conducted with 1,544 respondents over 65 years of age in Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan. The interviews included questions concerning age, sex, health status, capacity to understand conversation, chewing ability, and ADL status. First, the age-adjusted odds ratio between subjective evaluation of chewing ability and self-rated health status was 2.242 (p < or = 0.01). Second, the age-adjusted odds ratio between respondentive evaluation of chewing ability and ADL status was 2.572 (p < or = 0.01). Third, the age-adjusted odds ratio between self-assessment of chewing ability and the degree of understanding conversations was 5.290 (p < or = 0.01). These results suggest that chewing ability is related to self-rated general health, ADL status, and the degree of understanding conversation among the elderly.
本研究的目的是对日本老年居民咀嚼能力的主观评价与自我评定的总体健康状况之间的关系进行统计分析。对日本山梨县1544名65岁以上的受访者进行了访谈。访谈内容包括年龄、性别、健康状况、理解对话的能力、咀嚼能力和日常生活活动（ADL）状况等问题。首先，咀嚼能力主观评价与自我评定健康状况之间的年龄调整优势比为2.242（p≤0.01）。其次，咀嚼能力反应性评价与ADL状况之间的年龄调整优势比为2.572（p≤0.01）。第三，咀嚼能力自我评估与对话理解程度之间的年龄调整优势比为5.290（p≤0.01）。这些结果表明，咀嚼能力与老年人的自我评定总体健康、ADL状况以及对话理解程度有关。
