Assessing Oral Health-Related Quality of Life in Older Tennessean Adults
Abstract
1. Introduction
2. Methods
3. Results
4. Discussions
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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N = 233 | OHIP_Sum Scores | |||
Frequency | Percent | Median (IQR) | p | |
Age | 0.125 | |||
60 ≤ age < 70 (reference) | 151 | 64.81 | 17(26) | |
≥70 | 82 | 35.19 | 15(21) | |
Gender | 0.895 | |||
Men (reference) | 86 | 36.91 | 17(23) | |
Women | 147 | 63.09 | 15(26) | |
Race | 0.123 | |||
White (reference) | 197 | 84.55 | 16(23) | |
Alaska Native | 1 | 0.43 | ||
Asian | 4 | 1.72 | 3(0) | |
Black | 28 | 12.02 | 26(24) | |
Hispanic | 1 | 0.43 | ||
Refused | 2 | 0.86 | 5.5(5) | |
Hispanic | 0.79 | |||
No (reference) | 223 | 95.71 | 17(24) | |
Yes | 7 | 3 | 12(26) | |
Refused | 3 | 1.29 | 8(27) | |
Marital status | 0.287 | |||
Married or living with a partner (reference) | 78 | 33.48 | 15.5(25) | |
Never married | 26 | 11.16 | 8.5(25) | |
Divorced/separated | 71 | 30.47 | 21(25) | |
Widowed | 57 | 24.46 | 17(26) | |
Refused to answer | 1 | 0.43 | N/A | |
Degree | 0.091 | |||
<high school diploma (reference) | 32 | 13.73 | 17(23.5) | |
High school diploma | 76 | 32.62 | 12(24.5) | |
College education | 117 | 50.21 | 18(26) | |
Refuse to answer | 8 | 3.43 | 7(18.5) | |
Employment | 0.018 | |||
Working (reference) | 37 | 15.88 | 19(27) | |
Retired | 139 | 59.66 | 13(22) | |
Unable to work | 37 | 15.88 | 26(19) | |
Refused | 20 | 8.58 | 12.5(26) |
Raw Variables | Standardized Variables | ||||
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Deleted Variable | Correlation with Total | Aplha | Correlation with Total | Aplha | |
Functional Limitation | 1. Have you had trouble pronouncing any words because of problems with your teeth, mouth or dentures? | 0.5425 | 0.9515 | 0.5455 | 0.9523 |
2. Have you felt that your sense of taste has worsened because of problems with your teeth, mouth or dentures? | 0.6595 | 0.9486 | 0.6633 | 0.9494 | |
Physical Pain | 3. Have you had painful aching in your mouth? | 0.6936 | 0.9478 | 0.6926 | 0.9487 |
4. Have you found it uncomfortable to eat any foods because of problems with your teeth, mouth or dentures? | 0.7926 | 0.9454 | 0.7827 | 0.9464 | |
Psychological Discomfort | 5. Have you been self-conscious because of your teeth, mouth or dentures? | 0.7573 | 0.9464 | 0.7468 | 0.9473 |
6. Have you felt tense because of problems with your teeth, mouth or dentures? | 0.8064 | 0.9449 | 0.8016 | 0.9460 | |
Physical Disability | 7. Has your diet been unsatisfactory because of problems with your teeth, mouth or dentures? | 0.8346 | 0.9441 | 0.8285 | 0.9453 |
8. Have you had to interrupt meals because of problems with your teeth, mouth or dentures? | 0.8115 | 0.9448 | 0.8101 | 0.9457 | |
Psychological Disability | 9. Have you found it difficult to relax because of problems with your teeth, mouth or dentures? | 0.8490 | 0.9440 | 0.8482 | 0.9448 |
10. Have you been a bit embarrassed because of problems with your teeth, mouth or dentures? | 0.7893 | 0.9454 | 0.7802 | 0.9465 | |
Social Disability | 11. Have you been a bit irritable with other people because of problems with your teeth, mouth or dentures? | 0.7115 | 0.9474 | 0.7215 | 0.9480 |
12. Have you had problems doing your usual jobs because of problems with your teeth, mouth or dentures? | 0.7020 | 0.9478 | 0.7147 | 0.9481 | |
Handicap | 13. Have you felt that life in general was less satisfying because of problems with your teeth, mouth or dentures? | 0.7822 | 0.9456 | 0.7815 | 0.9465 |
14. Have you been totally unable to function because of problems with your teeth, mouth or dentures? | 0.6674 | 0.9489 | 0.6781 | 0.9490 | |
Overall | 0.95 | 0.951 |
Factor 1 | Factor 2 | Factor 3 | |
---|---|---|---|
8. Have you had to interrupt meals because of problems with your teeth, mouth or dentures? | 0.90 | −0.11 | 0.10 |
4. Have you found it uncomfortable to eat any foods because of problems with your teeth, mouth or dentures? | 0.85 | 0.19 | −0.19 |
7. Has your diet been unsatisfactory because of problems with your teeth, mouth or dentures? | 0.82 | 0.11 | −0.03 |
3. Have you had painful aching in your mouth? | 0.52 | 0.12 | 0.14 |
9. Have you found it difficult to relax because of problems with your teeth, mouth or dentures? | 0.41 | 0.28 | 0.28 |
1. Have you had trouble pronouncing any words because of problems with your teeth, mouth or dentures? | 0.41 | −0.02 | 0.23 |
5. Have you been self-conscious because of your teeth, mouth or dentures? | 0.04 | 0.87 | −0.05 |
10. Have you been a bit embarrassed because of problems with your teeth, mouth or dentures? | 0.02 | 0.85 | 0.04 |
6. Have you felt tense because of problems with your teeth, mouth or dentures? | 0.13 | 0.62 | 0.18 |
13. Have you felt that life in general was less satisfying because of problems with your teeth, mouth or dentures? | 0.11 | 0.50 | 0.31 |
12. Have you had problems doing your usual jobs because of problems with your teeth, mouth or dentures? | 0.08 | 0.04 | 0.76 |
14. Have you been totally unable to function because of problems with your teeth, mouth or dentures? | 0.08 | 0.02 | 0.72 |
11. Have you been a bit irritable with other people because of problems with your teeth, mouth or dentures? | −0.02 | 0.27 | 0.62 |
2. Have you felt that your sense of taste has worsened because of problems with your teeth, mouth or dentures? | 0.38 | 0.05 | 0.32 |
1. Have you had trouble pronouncing any words because of problems with your teeth, mouth or dentures? | 0.96378 |
2. Have you felt that your sense of taste has worsened because of problems with your teeth, mouth or dentures? | 0.97215 |
3. Have you had painful aching in your mouth? | 0.9398 |
4. Have you found it uncomfortable to eat any foods because of problems with your teeth, mouth or dentures? | 0.9183 |
5. Have you been self-conscious because of your teeth, mouth or dentures? | 0.90619 |
6. Have you felt tense because of problems with your teeth, mouth or dentures? | 0.92722 |
7. Has your diet been unsatisfactory because of problems with your teeth, mouth or dentures? | 0.94655 |
8. Have you had to interrupt meals because of problems with your teeth, mouth or dentures? | 0.93094 |
9. Have you found it difficult to relax because of problems with your teeth, mouth or dentures? | 0.96087 |
10. Have you been a bit embarrassed because of problems with your teeth, mouth or dentures? | 0.9282 |
11. Have you been a bit irritable with other people because of problems with your teeth, mouth or dentures? | 0.96009 |
12. Have you had problems doing your usual jobs because of problems with your teeth, mouth or dentures? | 0.91001 |
13. Have you felt that life in general was less satisfying because of problems with your teeth, mouth or dentures? | 0.92387 |
14. Have you been totally unable to function because of problems with your teeth, mouth or dentures? | 0.94225 |
Overall MSA | 0.93 |
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Li, Y.Y.; Liu, Y.; Ogunmefun, M.; Wang, K. Assessing Oral Health-Related Quality of Life in Older Tennessean Adults. Dent. J. 2025, 13, 203. https://doi.org/10.3390/dj13050203
Li YY, Liu Y, Ogunmefun M, Wang K. Assessing Oral Health-Related Quality of Life in Older Tennessean Adults. Dentistry Journal. 2025; 13(5):203. https://doi.org/10.3390/dj13050203
Chicago/Turabian StyleLi, Yeleeya Y., Ying Liu, Memunat Ogunmefun, and Kesheng Wang. 2025. "Assessing Oral Health-Related Quality of Life in Older Tennessean Adults" Dentistry Journal 13, no. 5: 203. https://doi.org/10.3390/dj13050203
APA StyleLi, Y. Y., Liu, Y., Ogunmefun, M., & Wang, K. (2025). Assessing Oral Health-Related Quality of Life in Older Tennessean Adults. Dentistry Journal, 13(5), 203. https://doi.org/10.3390/dj13050203