The association between self-reported tooth @entity73 in the REasons for Geographic And Racial Differences in XXXX study: an assessment of potential pathways.

@entity1 @entity32 @entity64 @entity2520 @entity73 @entity2524
BACKGROUND: Several mechanisms may associate @entity2524 and related @entity32 with @entity73 . The authors studied the relationship between tooth @entity73 . METHODS: The REasons for Geographic And Racial Differences in @entity64 study is a national longitudinal study of more than 30,000 African American and white adults 45 years or older. Data for @entity2524 , cognitive function and potential confounding variables were available for 9,853 @entity1 at the time of analysis. The authors used incremental linear regression modeling to investigate the cross-sectional association between self-reported tooth @entity73 . RESULTS: In unadjusted analysis (mean learning followed by recall; a level of significance of .05), the loss of six to 16 teeth and the loss of more than 16 teeth were associated with poorer cognitive function compared with the loss of no teeth. Attenuated associations persisted after the authors adjusted for demographic and systemic risk factors. The full model, which was adjusted for socioeconomic status (SES), revealed no association between tooth @entity73 . CONCLUSION: @entity2524 may be associated with cognitive function; however, this association is mediated by age and SES. CLINICAL IMPLICATIONS: @entity2524 due to @entity2520 may be a marker for low SES, and the interplay of these factors with advanced age may confer risk of having poorer cognitive function. Further studies are needed to clarify these associations.
