Abstract
Objective: Examine the association of oral disease with future dementia/cognitive decline in a cohort of
people with type 2 diabetes.
Methods: A total of 11,140 men and women aged 55?88 years at study induction with type 2 diabetes
participated in a baseline medical examination when they reported the number of natural teeth and days of
bleeding gums. Dementia and cognitive decline were ascertained periodically during a 5-year follow-up.
Results: Relative to the group with the greatest number of teeth (more than or equal to 22), having no
teeth was associated with the highest risk of both dementia (hazard ratio; 95 confidence interval: 1.48;
1.24, 1.78) and cognitive decline (1.39; 1.21, 1.59). Number of days of bleeding gums was unrelated to
these outcomes.
Conclusions: Tooth loss was associated with an increased risk of both dementia and cognitive decline.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 49 - 52 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Journal | European Psychiatry |
| Volume | 28 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 2013 |
UN SDGs
This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
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SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being
Projects
- 1 Finished
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Preventing weight gain in young to mid-aged women living in rural communities;a cluster randomised controlled trial
Teede, H. (Primary Chief Investigator (PCI)), Keating, C. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Lombard, C. B. (Chief Investigator (CI)) & Zoungas, S. (Chief Investigator (CI))
NHMRC - National Health and Medical Research Council (Australia)
1/01/12 → 31/12/15
Project: Research
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