イワイ　コウメイ   IWAI KOMEI   岩井　浩明    所属   朝日大学  歯学部 口腔感染医療学講座 社会口腔保健学    朝日大学  大学院 歯学研究科    職種   講師
言語種別	英語
発行・発表の年月	2024/11
形態種別	研究論文（学術雑誌）
査読	査読あり
標題	Relationship Between Swallowing Function and Low Serum Albumin Levels in Older Japanese People Aged ≥ 75 Years
執筆形態	共著
掲載誌名	Healthcare
掲載区分	国外
巻・号・頁	12(21),pp.2197
担当区分	筆頭著者,責任著者
著者・共著者	◎Komei Iwai, Tetsuji Azuma, Takatoshi Yonenaga, Yasuyuki Sasai, Yoshinari Komatsu, Koichiro Tabata, Taketsugu Nomura, Iwane Sugiura, Yujo Inagawa, Yusuke Matsumoto, Seiji Nakashima, Yoshikazu Abe, Takaaki Tomofuji
概要	This cross-sectional study aimed to investigate the relationship between swallowing function and low serum albumin levels in older Japanese people (aged ≥ 75 years). A total of 3258 participants (1325 males, 1933 females; mean age, 80.8 years) who had a dental checkup in Gifu City, Japan, between April 2020 and March 2021 were recruited. Swallowing function was assessed using the repetitive saliva swallow test, with poor swallowing function defined as swallowing fewer than three times in 30 s. A serum albumin level < 3.6 G/dL was considered low. In total, 78 participants (2%) had a low serum albumin level. Furthermore, a low serum albumin level was positively associated with poor swallowing function (OR: 2.379; CI: 1.377–4.112). These results indicate that poor swallowing function was associated with a low serum albumin level in older Japanese people aged ≥ 75 years.