Association of a lesser number of teeth with more risk of developing depressive symptoms among middle-aged and older adults in Japan: A 20-year population-based cohort study
Wei‐Min Chu, Yukiko Nishita, Chikako Tange, Shu Zhang, Kanae Furuya, Hiroshi Shimokata, Rei Otsuka, Meng‐Chih Lee, Hidenori Arai
Topics & Concepts
GeeDemographyGeneralized estimating equationLongitudinal studyMedicineCenter for Epidemiologic Studies Depression ScaleIncidence (geometry)Cohort studyCohortDepression (economics)GerontologyConfidence intervalPopulationTooth lossDepressive symptomsDentistryPsychiatryInternal medicineEnvironmental healthOral healthCognitionMacroeconomicsMathematicsEconomicsOpticsPhysicsSociologyStatisticsPathologyDental Health and Care UtilizationForensic Anthropology and Bioarchaeology StudiesDental Anxiety and Anesthesia Techniques