Department of Conservative Dentistry, University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany University of Mannheim, Mannheim Research Institute for the Economics of Aging (MEA), Mannheim, Germany.
Int Dent J. 2011 Aug;61(4):175-8. doi: 10.1111/j.1875-595X.2011.00054.x.
To describe variations in chewing abilities of elderly populations in different European countries.
We used data from the Survey of Health, Ageing, and Retirement in Europe (SHARE Wave 2) and estimated a series of multivariate logistic regression models in order to analyse variations in self-reported ability to bite and chew on hard foods by persons aged 50+ from 14 European countries (P < 0.05).
Abilities to bite and chew on hard foods are comparably high in Sweden, Switzerland and the Netherlands but comparably low in Spain, Denmark, France, Greece, Belgium, Italy, Czechia, and Poland. Median levels are observed in Austria, Germany, and Ireland.
The best chewing abilities seem to exist amongst elderly populations in Sweden, Switzerland, and the Netherlands but comparably low chewing abilities appear to prevail amongst those in Spain, Denmark, France, Greece, Belgium, Italy, Czechia, and Poland. Future research is encouraged to identify the exact causes and consequences of such disparities in oral health.
描述不同欧洲国家老年人群的咀嚼能力差异。
我们使用了来自欧洲健康、老龄化和退休调查（SHARE 波 2）的数据，并估计了一系列多变量逻辑回归模型，以分析来自 14 个欧洲国家的 50 岁及以上人群自我报告的咀嚼硬食能力的差异（P<0.05）。
瑞典、瑞士和荷兰的人群咀嚼硬食的能力相当高，而西班牙、丹麦、法国、希腊、比利时、意大利、捷克和波兰的人群咀嚼硬食的能力相当低。奥地利、德国和爱尔兰的咀嚼能力处于中等水平。
瑞典、瑞士和荷兰的老年人群的咀嚼能力似乎最好，但西班牙、丹麦、法国、希腊、比利时、意大利、捷克和波兰的人群的咀嚼能力似乎相对较低。鼓励开展未来的研究以确定口腔健康方面这种差异的确切原因和后果。
