Department of Scientific Research and Teaching, China Aerospace Science & Industry Corporation 731 Hospital, Beijing, 100074, China.
China Center for Health Development Studies, Peking University, No.38 Xueyuan Road, Haidian District, Beijing, 100191, China.
BMC Oral Health. 2024 Nov 1;24(1):1333. doi: 10.1186/s12903-024-05112-w.
To evaluate the association between toothbrushing behavior and cardiometabolic multimorbidity (CMM) among middle-aged and older adults.
Data from the Beijing Health Service Survey were used to estimate the association between toothbrushing behavior and the risk of CMM using multilevel logistic models (N = 18,158).
There were 554 patients with CMM, with a prevalence of 3.05%. We found a higher risk of CMM for those with toothbrushing once or less (OR = 2.16, 95%CI: 1.80, 2.59) compared with those brushed two or more times per day in the crude model. After adjusting for confounding factors, the association between the two remained significant (OR = 1.68, 95%CI: 1.39, 2.04). The effect size was higher in adults with a higher education level (OR = 2.32) compared to those with a lower education level (OR = 1.39, P <0.01).
Poor toothbrushing practices were associated with CMM among middle-aged and older people. Longitudinal study can be considered to explore the causal association between the two and whether good toothbrushing habits can predict CMM and its progression.
评估中老年人刷牙行为与心血管代谢性多种疾病(CMM)的关联。
使用北京卫生服务调查的数据,采用多层次逻辑回归模型(N=18158)估计刷牙行为与 CMM 风险之间的关联。
共发现 554 例 CMM 患者,患病率为 3.05%。与每天刷牙两次或以上的人相比,每天刷牙一次或以下的人患 CMM 的风险更高(OR=2.16,95%CI:1.80,2.59)。在调整了混杂因素后,两者之间的关联仍然显著(OR=1.68,95%CI:1.39,2.04)。与受教育程度较低的成年人(OR=1.39)相比,受教育程度较高的成年人的关联强度更大(OR=2.32,P<0.01)。
较差的刷牙习惯与中老年人的 CMM 有关。可以考虑进行纵向研究来探讨两者之间的因果关系,以及良好的刷牙习惯是否可以预测 CMM 及其进展。