한국치위생학회

The effect of chewing difficulty on depression in Korean adults over aged 40 years : The 7th Korean National Health and Nutrition Examination survey (2016~2018)

Ji-Ae Nam1   Jung-Hwa Lee1,*   

Department of Biomedical Health Science, Graduate School, Dong-eui University
1Department of Dental hygiene, Dong-eui University

Abstract

Objectives: The purpose of this study was to analyze the effect of chewing difficulty on depression in Korean adults to provide basic data on improving the quality of life related to oral health of Korean adults. Methods: The raw data of the analysis were obtained from the dataset of the seven Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey conducted between 2016 and 2018. The subjects included 9,535 people who underwent oral examination and answered questions. The collected data were analyzed using the SPSS (ver 21.0) program using composite samples, and the mean crossover analysis and logistic return analysis were performed. Results: An analysis of the effects of chewing difficulty on depression in Korean adults showed that those with chewing difficulty had a 2.24 fold higher risk of depression (95% CI: 1.73-2.90) and a statistically significant difference (p<0.05). Conclusions: The association between the chewing difficulty on depression could be confirmed, and measures improve of the oral health and preventing depression should be prepared.

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Table 1. General characteristics of the subject