ArticleBMC geriatrics2024
The mediating effect of nutrition on oral frailty and fall risk in community-dwelling elderly people.
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21 citing papers in PubMed, 5 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 13 citations in OpenAlex.
- Association between oral frailty and physical frailty among older adults: a meta-analysis.BMC oral health · 2026Pooled it
- Risk prediction models for oral frailty in older adults: a scoping review.Frontiers in medicine · 2026Pooled it
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- Systematic review and meta-analysis on the prevalence and risk factors of oral frailty among older adults.Frontiers in medicine · 2025Pooled it
- Prevalence and influencing factors of oral frailty in older adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in public health · 2024Pooled it
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- A Multidomain Longitudinal Analysis of Frailty, Functional Limitation, Balance and Falls in Older Adults.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Edentulism and incident hip fracture among middle-aged and older adults in China: evidence from the CHARLS.BMC public health · 2026Article
- Oral frailty in older adults: a scoping review of risk factors, adverse outcomes, and interventions.BMC geriatrics · 2026Article
- A nomogram for predicting oral frailty in older adults: a small-sample cross-sectional study in Anhui Province, China.Frontiers in public health · 2026Article
- Knowledge, attitude, and practice toward oral frailty management among nursing staff and its determinant factors: a multicentre cross-sectional study.Frontiers in oral health · 2026Article
- Prevalence and associated factors of oral frailty in elderly patients undergoing elective surgery: a secondary analysis of a cross-sectional study.Frontiers in medicine · 2026Article
- Mediating Role of Dyadic Coping Between Social Support and Oral Frailty Cross-Sectional Study of Elderly Ovarian Cancer Patients in China.International journal of women's health · 2026Article
- Cross-sectional study on oral frailty in elderly patients with periodontitis in Anhui.BMC oral health · 2025Article
- Effective Therapeutic Strategies to Prevent Frailty and Falls in Community-Dwelling Older Adults.Aging and disease · 2025Review
- Prevalence and influencing factors of oral frailty among middle-aged and older patients with chronic kidney disease: a cross-sectional study.Frontiers in medicine · 2025Article
- Current Landscape and Prospect of Oral Frailty Intervention Strategies in Older Adults: A Scoping Review.Clinical interventions in aging · 2025Article
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Abstract
backgroundPopulation aging is accelerating, particularly in Asian countries. Falls are the leading cause of unintentional injuries in the elderly over 60 years old in China. Hence, it is crucial to anticipate the risk factors associated with fall risk. We aimed to explore whether oral frailty and fall risk were reciprocally related and whether nutrition mediated their association.
methodsFrom October 2022 to March 2023, a total of 409 elderly individuals from the Yangzhou community were selected using the convenience sampling method. Cross-sectional data on older adults' oral frailty, nutrition, and fall risk were collected using questionnaires. Data analysis was performed using SPSS 27.0 and PROCESS macro.
resultsThe fall risk score was 1.0 (ranging from 0 to 4.0), with 107 cases (26.2%) identified as being at risk of falling. Spearman correlation analysis revealed a positive correlation between oral frailty and the risk of falls (rs = 0.430, P < 0.01). Nutrition was found to have a negative correlation with both oral frailty and fall risk (rs=-0.519、-0.457, P < 0.01). When controlling for covariates, it was observed that nutrition mediated the relationship between oral frailty and falls. The mediating effect value accounted for 48.8% of the total effect (P < 0.01).
conclusionsOral frailty was significantly associated with fall risk, and nutrition might be a mediating factor for adverse effects of oral frailty and fall risk. Enhancing the nutrition of older individuals is a vital approach to mitigating fall risk among those with oral frailty.
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