Department of Hygiene, Public Health and Preventive Medicine, School of Medicine, Showa University, Tokyo 142-8555, Japan.
Division of Oral Functional Rehabilitation Medicine, Department of Special Needs Dentistry, School of Dentistry, Showa University, Tokyo 145-8515, Japan.
Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2023 Feb 6;20(4):2862. doi: 10.3390/ijerph20042862.
Lip seal strength and tongue pressure are related to sarcopenia in older adults and are directly linked to the quality of life of workers after retirement. This study examined lip seal strength and tongue pressure among Japanese male workers by age. A self-administered questionnaire survey including alcohol consumption and smoking was conducted on 454 male workers. Height, weight, lip seal strength, and tongue pressure were also measured and then stratified by age (20s, 30s, 40s, 50s, and 60s and over). The mean (25th, 75th percentiles) lip seal strength and tongue pressure for all workers were 13.7 N (11.6, 16.4) and 41.7 kPa (35.2, 48.2), respectively. Both lip seal strength and tongue pressure were lowest in the 20s, at 12.1 N (9.6, 14.0) and 40.6 kPa (33.4, 47.6), respectively. The multiple regression analysis adjusted for smoking showed a significant positive association between lip seal strength and BMI for the 20s, 50s, and 60s and over, and a significant positive association between tongue pressure and BMI for the 30s, 40s, 50s, and 60s and over. To maintain oral health in older adults, it may be useful to measure workers' lip seal strength and tongue pressure and intervene at an earlier stage.
唇封强度和舌压与老年人的肌肉减少症有关，并且与退休后工人的生活质量直接相关。本研究通过年龄检查了日本男性工人的唇封强度和舌压。对 454 名男性工人进行了一项包括饮酒和吸烟在内的自我管理问卷调查。还测量了身高、体重、唇封强度和舌压，并按年龄（20 多岁、30 多岁、40 多岁、50 多岁和 60 多岁及以上）分层。所有工人的平均（25 百分位、75 百分位）唇封强度和舌压分别为 13.7 N（11.6、16.4）和 41.7 kPa（35.2、48.2）。唇封强度和舌压均在 20 多岁时最低，分别为 12.1 N（9.6、14.0）和 40.6 kPa（33.4、47.6）。经吸烟调整的多元回归分析显示，20 多岁、50 多岁和 60 多岁及以上的唇封强度与 BMI 呈显著正相关，30 多岁、40 多岁、50 多岁和 60 多岁及以上的舌压与 BMI 呈显著正相关。为了维持老年人的口腔健康，测量工人的唇封强度和舌压并在早期进行干预可能是有用的。
