Hastings Julia F, Vasquez Elizabeth
a Health Policy, Management, & Behavior, School of Public Health, University at Albany , State University of New York , Rensselaer , New York , USA.
b Epidemiology, School of Public Health , University at Albany, State University of New York , Rensselaer , New York , USA.
Soc Work Public Health. 2017;32(7):443-451. doi: 10.1080/19371918.2017.1358126. Epub 2017 Aug 10.
Natural teeth are still lost in adults despite improvements in dental care and access to treatment across the life span. The study examined whether tooth loss can be mitigated in adults experiencing diabetes. National online survey data from the Service Utilization among African Americans with Co-morbid Depression and Diabetes (n = 275) were analyzed using logistic regression analyses. Diabetes was most prevalent among men (73.5%) and least prevalent among women (40.6%). In general and among the women, those without diabetes have approximately 50% fewer missing teeth than those with diabetes (odds ratio = .50; 95% confidence interval: 0.30, 0.83). Tooth loss is a traumatic experience and a serious life event that requires professional attention.
尽管在整个生命周期中牙齿护理和治疗可及性有所改善，但成年人仍会出现天然牙缺失的情况。该研究调查了糖尿病成年人的牙齿缺失情况是否能够得到缓解。利用逻辑回归分析，对来自“非裔美国人合并抑郁症和糖尿病患者的服务利用情况”的全国在线调查数据（n = 275）进行了分析。糖尿病在男性中最为普遍（73.5%），在女性中最不普遍（40.6%）。总体而言，以及在女性中，未患糖尿病者的缺牙数量比患糖尿病者少约50%（优势比 = 0.50；95%置信区间：0.30，0.83）。牙齿缺失是一种痛苦的经历，也是一件需要专业关注的严重生活事件。
