Hakeem Faisal F, AlQobaly Lina, Mubarak Arwa M, Almuzaini Sarah A
Department of Preventive Dental Sciences, College of Dentistry, Taibah University, Almadinah Almunawwarah, KSA.
Centre for Epidemiology Versus Arthritis, The University of Manchester, Manchester, UK.
J Taibah Univ Med Sci. 2023 Oct 12;19(1):122-129. doi: 10.1016/j.jtumed.2023.10.001. eCollection 2024 Feb.
This study aimed to evaluate the agreement between self-reported and clinically measured numbers of teeth in older adults from Almadinah Almunawwarah, KSA, and to identify factors associated with self-reporting accuracy.
This study included 337 older adults (≥60 years). Participants completed a survey assessing sociodemographic characteristics, self-rated oral and general health, and the self-reported number of teeth. Clinical examination was conducted using the 2013 criteria published by the World Health Organization. Bland-Altman plots and correlation coefficients were used to assess the agreement between self-reported and clinically measured teeth.
The mean age of the study participants was 67.1 (SD = 6.5) years, and the majority were males (71.2%). The self-reported teeth count was higher than the clinically measured number, and only 47.7% (n = 161) of the sample showed complete agreement between the two measures. The mean difference between the self-reported and clinically recorded number of teeth was 0.41 teeth, and almost two-thirds of the study participants reported their number of teeth within an error margin of two teeth (p < 0.001). Both Spearman's and Pearson's correlation methods revealed a significant positive correlation between the two measures. Specifically, the Spearman's rho was 0.91, while Pearson's r coefficient was 0.96.
Among Saudi older adults, the self-reported number of teeth correlated with the clinically measured numbers of teeth. This suggests that self-reports can be a reliable and cost-effective method for assessing oral health in large-scale surveys, potentially guiding health policies and interventions for older adults.
本研究旨在评估沙特阿拉伯麦地那穆纳瓦拉市老年人自我报告的牙齿数量与临床测量的牙齿数量之间的一致性，并确定与自我报告准确性相关的因素。
本研究纳入了337名老年人（≥60岁）。参与者完成了一项调查，评估社会人口学特征、自我评定的口腔和总体健康状况以及自我报告的牙齿数量。临床检查采用世界卫生组织2013年发布的标准进行。使用布兰德-奥特曼图和相关系数来评估自我报告和临床测量的牙齿数量之间的一致性。
研究参与者的平均年龄为67.1（标准差=6.5）岁，大多数为男性（71.2%）。自我报告的牙齿数量高于临床测量的数量，样本中只有47.7%（n=161）的人在两种测量方法之间表现出完全一致。自我报告和临床记录的牙齿数量之间的平均差异为0.41颗牙齿，几乎三分之二的研究参与者报告的牙齿数量误差在两颗以内（p<0.001）。斯皮尔曼和皮尔逊相关方法均显示两种测量方法之间存在显著正相关。具体而言，斯皮尔曼相关系数为0.91，而皮尔逊r系数为0.96。
在沙特老年人中，自我报告的牙齿数量与临床测量的牙齿数量相关。这表明在大规模调查中，自我报告可以作为一种可靠且具有成本效益的口腔健康评估方法，有可能为老年人的健康政策和干预措施提供指导。
