Edentulism and number of medications are associated with nutritional status in older adults: a population-based cross-sectional study

Edentulism and number of medications are associated with nutritional status in older adults: a population-based cross-sectional study

ABSTRACT Objective: This study evaluated the nutritional status and associated factors among older adults of a southern Brazilian city. Methods: A cross-sectional home-based study, with a probabilistic sample per cluster, was carried out with 282 older adults aged ≥60 years in the city of Veranópo...

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Main Authors: Eduarda Willers de LUCCA, Francisco Wilker Mustafa Gomes MUNIZ, Paulo Roberto Grafitti COLUSSI, Luciana Marcon Barbosa STOFFEL, Gabriel Schmitt CRUZ, Ana Carolina Bertoletti de MARCHI
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Faculdade São Leopoldo Mandic 2023-07-01
Series:RGO: Revista Gaúcha de Odontologia
Subjects:
Aged
Dental Care for Aged
Nutritional status
Nutrition surveys
Elder nutritional physiological phenomena
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