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Relationship between chewing ability and depressive symptoms

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Affiliated Author(s)
황상희
Alternative Author(s)
Hwang, Sang Hee
Journal Title
Community Dental Health
ISSN
0265-539X
Issued Date
2013
Abstract
Objective: Depression, as one of the most common mental health problems, has many related factors. Recent studies have suggested chewing
difficulties as a risk factor for depression in the elderly. This study seeks to investigate whether chewing ability is associated with depressive
symptoms in a Korean population. Methods: This study used data from the Fifth Korean National Health and Nutrition Examination
Survey (KNHANES V) conducted in 2010. Self-reported questionnaires assessed depressive symptoms and chewing ability for the purposes
of this study. A total of 6,255 subjects aged over 19 years were included for this study (2,704 males and 3,551 females). Results: Comparing
depressive symptoms with chewing ability (i.e., very poor, poor, moderate, good, and very good), the adjusted odds ratios (ORs) and
confidence intervals (CI) were 1.05 (95%CI: 0.84–1.32) for good vs. very good (as a reference), 1.31 (95%CI: 1.00–1.73) for moderate vs.
very good, 1.41 (95%CI: 1.12–1.78) for poor vs. very good, and 1.76 (95%CI: 1.16–2.76) for very poor vs. very good. Conclusion: This
study suggests that subjects with reduced chewing ability were more susceptible to having depressive symptoms.
Key words: chewing ability, depressive symptoms, Korea
Department
Dept. of Dentistry (치과학)
Publisher
School of Medicine
Citation
S-H. Hwang et al. (2013). Relationship between chewing ability and depressive symptoms. Community Dental Health, 30(4), 254–256. doi: 10.1922/CDH_3211Park03
Type
Article
ISSN
0265-539X
DOI
10.1922/CDH_3211Park03
URI
https://kumel.medlib.dsmc.or.kr/handle/2015.oak/35530
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