Search resultsNational survey of oral/dental conditions related to Tobacco and alcohol use in Mexican adults
Title
National survey of oral/dental conditions related to Tobacco and alcohol use in Mexican adults
Publication type
Journal Article
Year of Publication
2014
Authors
Journal
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
Volume
11
Issue
3
Pagination
3169 - 3184
Date published
2014
ISBN
16617827 (ISSN)
Keywords
Adult, adults, Aged, alcohol, alcohol consumption, article, commodity market, consumption behavior, cross-sectional study, demography, dental health, diabetes mellitus, disease prevalence, epidemiology, ethnic group, Female, health geography, health impact, health status, health survey, human, major clinical study, male, Mexican, Mexico [North America], Middle Aged, mouth disease, Oral health, questionnaire, risk factor, school, self report, smoking, social aspect, socioeconomic conditions, socioeconomics, tobacco, tobacco use, tooth disease, very elderly, Young Adult
Abstract
Oral diseases are a major burden on individuals and health systems. The aim of this study was to determine whether consumption of tobacco and alcohol were associated with the prevalence of oral/dental problems in Mexican adults. Using data from the National Performance Evaluation Survey 2003, a cross-sectional study part of the World Health Survey, dental information from a representative sample of Mexico (n = 22,229, N = 51,155,740) was used to document self-reported oral/dental problems in the 12 months prior to the survey. Questionnaires were used to collect information related to sociodemographic, socioeconomic, and other risk factors. Three models were generated for each age group (18-30, 31-45 and 46-98 years). The prevalence of oral/dental conditions was 25.7%. Adjusting for sex, schooling, socioeconomic position, diabetes, and self-reported health, those who used tobacco (sometimes or daily) (OR = 1.15, p = 0.070; OR = 1.24, p < 0.01; and OR = 1.16, p < 0.05, for each age group respectively) or alcohol (moderate or high) (OR = 1.26, p < 0.001; OR = 1.18, p < 0.01 and OR = 1.30, p < 0.001, for each age group respectively) had a higher risk of reporting oral/dental problems. Because tobacco and alcohol use were associated with self-reported oral/dental problems in one out of four adults, it appears advisable to ascertain how direct is such link; more direct effects would lend greater weight to adopting measures to reduce consumption of tobacco and alcohol for the specific purpose of improving oral health.