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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Division of Oral Health, Atlanta, Georgia.
Prev Chronic Dis. 2021 Apr 29;18:E40. doi: 10.5888/pcd18.200576.
In this study, we used data from the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System to conduct multivariable analyses to examine whether having selected chronic diseases was associated with lower past-year dental service utilization among US adults aged 50 years or older. We found consistent lower dental service utilization among older adults with diabetes, heart disease or stroke, and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) compared with those without the disease after adjusting for sociodemographic characteristics. We also found lower dental service utilization among older adults with lower income, less education, and no health care coverage and among those who smoked. Effective interventions are needed to reduce disparities in access to dental care among at-risk and vulnerable populations.
在这项研究中,我们使用了来自行为风险因素监测系统的数据,进行多变量分析,以检验美国 50 岁及以上成年人中患有某些选定慢性病是否与过去一年牙科服务利用率较低有关。我们发现,在调整了社会人口特征后,与没有这些疾病的成年人相比,患有糖尿病、心脏病或中风以及慢性阻塞性肺疾病(COPD)的老年人的牙科服务利用率较低。我们还发现,收入较低、受教育程度较低、没有医疗保险的老年人以及吸烟者的牙科服务利用率也较低。需要采取有效的干预措施,以减少高风险和弱势群体获得牙科保健方面的差距。