Increased Waist Circumference after One-Year Is Associated with Poor Chewing Status

Riku Yamazaki; Komei Iwai; Tetsuji Azuma; Takatoshi Yonenaga; Yasuyuki Sasai; Kazutoshi Watanabe; Akihiro Obora; Fumiko Deguchi; Takao Kojima; Wakako Tome; Noriyuki Kitai; Takaaki Tomofuji

doi:10.3390/healthcare12131341

Healthcare (Jul 2024)

Increased Waist Circumference after One-Year Is Associated with Poor Chewing Status

Riku Yamazaki,
Komei Iwai,
Tetsuji Azuma,
Takatoshi Yonenaga,
Yasuyuki Sasai,
Kazutoshi Watanabe,
Akihiro Obora,
Fumiko Deguchi,
Takao Kojima,
Wakako Tome,
Noriyuki Kitai,
Takaaki Tomofuji

Affiliations

Riku Yamazaki: Department of Orthodontics, School of Dentistry, Asahi University, 1851-1 Hozumi, Mizuho, Gifu 501-0296, Japan
Komei Iwai: Department of Community Oral Health, School of Dentistry, Asahi University, 1851-1 Hozumi, Mizuho, Gifu 501-0296, Japan
Tetsuji Azuma: Department of Community Oral Health, School of Dentistry, Asahi University, 1851-1 Hozumi, Mizuho, Gifu 501-0296, Japan
Takatoshi Yonenaga: Department of Community Oral Health, School of Dentistry, Asahi University, 1851-1 Hozumi, Mizuho, Gifu 501-0296, Japan
Yasuyuki Sasai: Department of Community Oral Health, School of Dentistry, Asahi University, 1851-1 Hozumi, Mizuho, Gifu 501-0296, Japan
Kazutoshi Watanabe: Human Health Center, Asahi University Hospital, 3-23 Hashimoto-cho, Gifu, Gifu 500–8523, Japan
Akihiro Obora: Human Health Center, Asahi University Hospital, 3-23 Hashimoto-cho, Gifu, Gifu 500–8523, Japan
Fumiko Deguchi: Human Health Center, Asahi University Hospital, 3-23 Hashimoto-cho, Gifu, Gifu 500–8523, Japan
Takao Kojima: Human Health Center, Asahi University Hospital, 3-23 Hashimoto-cho, Gifu, Gifu 500–8523, Japan
Wakako Tome: Department of Orthodontics, School of Dentistry, Asahi University, 1851-1 Hozumi, Mizuho, Gifu 501-0296, Japan
Noriyuki Kitai: Department of Orthodontics, School of Dentistry, Asahi University, 1851-1 Hozumi, Mizuho, Gifu 501-0296, Japan
Takaaki Tomofuji: Department of Community Oral Health, School of Dentistry, Asahi University, 1851-1 Hozumi, Mizuho, Gifu 501-0296, Japan

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare12131341
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 12, no. 13
p. 1341

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Background: This study aimed to investigate the relationship between an increase in waist circumference (WC) after 1 year and self-reported chewing status in 10,870 Japanese adults who had received health checkups. Subsequently, 8068 participants were included in the final analysis. Methods: We defined an increase in WC ≥ 5 cm after 1 year as an unhealthy increase; in total, 613 (7.5%) respondents met this criterion. Chewing status was evaluated using a self-reported questionnaire at baseline; 1080 (13%) respondents were diagnosed with poor chewing status. Results: After adjusting for age, gender, WC, body mass index (BMI), and chewing status, an increase in WC ≥ 5 cm was found to be positively associated with gender (females: odds ratios [ORs]: 1.206; 95% confidence intervals [CIs]: 1.008–1.443), WC (ORs: 0.967; 95% CIs: 0.954–0.981), BMI (≥25 kg/m2; ORs: 2.194; 95% CIs: 1.715–2.808), and chewing status (poor; ORs: 1.356; 95% CIs: 1.084–1.697). Conclusions: These findings suggest that increased WC after 1 year was associated with self-reported poor chewing status in Japanese adults.

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ISSN: 2227-9032 (Online)
Publisher: MDPI AG
Country of publisher: Switzerland
LCC subjects: Medicine
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