Bhujade Rashmi, Ibrahim Tarique, Wanjpe Arun Kumar, Chouhan Dharampal Singh
Department of Community Medicine, Index Medical College Hospital and Research Centre, Indore, Uttar Pradesh, India.
Department of Health, Medical Officer, Civil Hospital Siwan, Uttar Pradesh, India.
J Family Med Prim Care. 2020 Jul 30;9(7):3387-3391. doi: 10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_157_20. eCollection 2020 Jul.
Globally about 5 million deaths every year can be ascribed to tobacco use. It leads to many systemic and oral diseases. These diseases in geriatric population are common and more hazardous.
Cross-sectional study was conducted in rural area of a teaching hospital to assess general health status and oral health scores of 500 geriatric age group tobacco users and non users. Data analysis was done with SPSS version-20. Chi square test and Mann Whitney U rank test were applied.
Poor self assessed health status was found in tobacco users as compared to nonusers. Significant limitation was found among the tobacco users as compared to nonusers. Significant association was found between the presence of diabetes, COPD, and tobacco use. Tobacco use was found to be significantly associated with poor oral health.
Statistically significant poor general and oral health was found in tobacco users than nonusers.
全球每年约有500万人的死亡可归因于烟草使用。它会导致许多全身性和口腔疾病。这些疾病在老年人群中很常见且危害更大。
在一家教学医院的农村地区进行了横断面研究,以评估500名老年年龄组烟草使用者和非使用者的总体健康状况和口腔健康评分。使用SPSS 20版进行数据分析。应用卡方检验和曼-惠特尼U秩和检验。
与非使用者相比,烟草使用者的自我评估健康状况较差。与非使用者相比,烟草使用者存在明显的功能受限。发现糖尿病、慢性阻塞性肺疾病(COPD)的存在与烟草使用之间存在显著关联。发现烟草使用与口腔健康不良显著相关。
与非使用者相比,烟草使用者的总体和口腔健康在统计学上明显较差。