Longitudinal association of edentulism with cognitive impairment, sarcopenia and all-cause mortality among older Chinese adults

• Main Authors: Yang Li (Author), Chuan-Long Huang (Author), Xiu-Zhen LU (Author), Zi-Qing Tang (Author), Yuan-Yin Wang (Author), Ying Sun (Author), Xin Chen (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2023-05-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Tooth loss may be a surrogate for systemic health and aging. However, no previous studies have systematically assessed multiple outcomes relevant to aging trajectory in this area, and many important confounders were not adjusted in most previous studies. This study aims to prospe...