Frequency of fruit and vegetable consumption and oral health-related quality of life among the elderly in Amirkola (Babol, Iran)
Introduction: Considering that nutrition plays a prominent role in the health of the elderly, oral health and the associated quality of life are very important for a healthy diet. The aim of this study was to investigate the association between the frequency of fruit and vegetable consumption and or...
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| author | Fatemeh Ghasemian Gorji Reza Ghadimi Seyed Reza Hosseini Ali Bijani Atena Shirzad Fatemeh Sayadi Fatemeh Baladi Elham Mahmoodi Niloofar Jenabian Mohammadmehdi Naghibi Mahsa Mehryari Zahra Sadat Madani Mina Motallebnejad |
| author_facet | Fatemeh Ghasemian Gorji Reza Ghadimi Seyed Reza Hosseini Ali Bijani Atena Shirzad Fatemeh Sayadi Fatemeh Baladi Elham Mahmoodi Niloofar Jenabian Mohammadmehdi Naghibi Mahsa Mehryari Zahra Sadat Madani Mina Motallebnejad |
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| description | Introduction: Considering that nutrition plays a prominent role in the health of the elderly, oral health and the associated quality of life are very important for a healthy diet. The aim of this study was to investigate the association between the frequency of fruit and vegetable consumption and oral health-related quality of life (OHRQoL) among the elderly in Amirkola.
Materials & Methods: This study was part of the second phase of the Amirkola elderly cohort study conducted on 750 older people who underwent a special oral and dental examination in 2016-2020 using the Oral Health Questionnaire. The frequency of fruit and vegetable consumption was assessed with the Semi-Quantitative Food Frequency Questionnaire (SQFFQ), OHRQoL was assessed with the General Oral Health Assessment Index (GOHAI), and information on age, sex, history of systemic diseases, and the number of teeth was extracted from the full data set completed by specialists for each patient. Data were analyzed with SPSS 20 using the chi-square statistical test, ANOVA, and Pearson correlation coefficient. A value of p<0.05 was considered significant.
Results: Non-smokers and people with a higher level of education had a better OHRQoL (P=0.022 and P=0.036, respectively). There was no significant relationship between the frequency of fruit and vegetable consumption and OHRQoL, but a significant relationship was found between the frequency of fresh herb consumption and OHRQoL (p=0.005). In men, there was a significant relationship between the number of teeth and frequency of vegetable consumption as well as between OHRQoL and frequency of fresh herb consumption in men (P=0.048, r=0.096).In women, a significant relationship was observed between the frequency of total vegetable consumption and OHRQoL (p=0.021, r=0.129).
Conclusion: According to the results of the present study, it was found that the amount of fruit and vegetable consumption has no effect on improving the OHRQoL among the elderly of Amirkola city. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-eb049fd127d34a468aabc39fbdfde6a82023-04-08T09:14:00ZengBabol University of Medical SciencesCaspian journal of dental research2251-98902322-23952023-03-01121819Frequency of fruit and vegetable consumption and oral health-related quality of life among the elderly in Amirkola (Babol, Iran)Fatemeh Ghasemian Gorji0Reza Ghadimi1Seyed Reza Hosseini2Ali Bijani3Atena Shirzad4Fatemeh Sayadi5Fatemeh Baladi6Elham Mahmoodi7Niloofar Jenabian8Mohammadmehdi Naghibi9Mahsa Mehryari10Zahra Sadat Madani11Mina Motallebnejad12 ,Student Research Committee, Babol University of Medical Sciences, Babol, Iran. ,Social Determinants of Health (SDH) Research Centre, Health Research Institute, Babol University of Medical Sciences, Babol, Iran. ,Social Determinants of Health (SDH) Research Centre, Health Research Institute, Babol University of Medical Sciences, Babol, Iran. ,Social Determinants of Health (SDH) Research Centre, Health Research Institute, Babol University of Medical Sciences, Babol, Iran. ,Oral Health Research Center, Health Research Institute, Babol University of Medical Sciences, Babol,Iran. ,Oral Health Research Center, Health Research Institute, Babol University of Medical Sciences, Babol, Iran. ,Oral Health Research Center, Health Research Institute, Babol University of Medical Sciences, Babol, Iran. ,Oral Health Research Center, Health Research Institute, Babol University of Medical Sciences, Babol, Iran. ,Oral Health Research Center, Health Research Institute, Babol University of Medical Sciences, Babol, Iran. ,Oral Health Research Center, Health Research Institute, Babol University of Medical Sciences, Babol, Iran. ,Oral Health Research Center, Health Research Institute, Babol University of Medical Sciences, Babol, Iran. ,Dental Materials Research Center, Health Research Institute, Babol University of Medical Sciences, Babol, Iran. ,Oral Health Research Center, Health Research Institute, Babol University of Medical Sciences, Babol, Iran. Introduction: Considering that nutrition plays a prominent role in the health of the elderly, oral health and the associated quality of life are very important for a healthy diet. The aim of this study was to investigate the association between the frequency of fruit and vegetable consumption and oral health-related quality of life (OHRQoL) among the elderly in Amirkola. Materials & Methods: This study was part of the second phase of the Amirkola elderly cohort study conducted on 750 older people who underwent a special oral and dental examination in 2016-2020 using the Oral Health Questionnaire. The frequency of fruit and vegetable consumption was assessed with the Semi-Quantitative Food Frequency Questionnaire (SQFFQ), OHRQoL was assessed with the General Oral Health Assessment Index (GOHAI), and information on age, sex, history of systemic diseases, and the number of teeth was extracted from the full data set completed by specialists for each patient. Data were analyzed with SPSS 20 using the chi-square statistical test, ANOVA, and Pearson correlation coefficient. A value of p<0.05 was considered significant. Results: Non-smokers and people with a higher level of education had a better OHRQoL (P=0.022 and P=0.036, respectively). There was no significant relationship between the frequency of fruit and vegetable consumption and OHRQoL, but a significant relationship was found between the frequency of fresh herb consumption and OHRQoL (p=0.005). In men, there was a significant relationship between the number of teeth and frequency of vegetable consumption as well as between OHRQoL and frequency of fresh herb consumption in men (P=0.048, r=0.096).In women, a significant relationship was observed between the frequency of total vegetable consumption and OHRQoL (p=0.021, r=0.129). Conclusion: According to the results of the present study, it was found that the amount of fruit and vegetable consumption has no effect on improving the OHRQoL among the elderly of Amirkola city.http://cjdr.ir/article-1-375-en.htmlvegetablesfruitquality of lifeoral healthaged |
| spellingShingle | Fatemeh Ghasemian Gorji Reza Ghadimi Seyed Reza Hosseini Ali Bijani Atena Shirzad Fatemeh Sayadi Fatemeh Baladi Elham Mahmoodi Niloofar Jenabian Mohammadmehdi Naghibi Mahsa Mehryari Zahra Sadat Madani Mina Motallebnejad Frequency of fruit and vegetable consumption and oral health-related quality of life among the elderly in Amirkola (Babol, Iran) Caspian journal of dental research vegetables fruit quality of life oral health aged |
| title | Frequency of fruit and vegetable consumption and oral health-related quality of life among the elderly in Amirkola (Babol, Iran) |
| title_full | Frequency of fruit and vegetable consumption and oral health-related quality of life among the elderly in Amirkola (Babol, Iran) |
| title_fullStr | Frequency of fruit and vegetable consumption and oral health-related quality of life among the elderly in Amirkola (Babol, Iran) |
| title_full_unstemmed | Frequency of fruit and vegetable consumption and oral health-related quality of life among the elderly in Amirkola (Babol, Iran) |
| title_short | Frequency of fruit and vegetable consumption and oral health-related quality of life among the elderly in Amirkola (Babol, Iran) |
| title_sort | frequency of fruit and vegetable consumption and oral health related quality of life among the elderly in amirkola babol iran |
| topic | vegetables fruit quality of life oral health aged |
| url | http://cjdr.ir/article-1-375-en.html |
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