2013 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
Relationship between cognitive function and oral sensation, and the development of comprehensive evaluation
| Project/Area Number |
23792511
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
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| Allocation Type | Multi-year Fund |
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| Research Field |
Social dentistry
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| Research Institution | Osaka University |
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Principal Investigator |
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| Project Period (FY) |
2011 – 2013
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| Keywords | 口腔感覚 / 認知機能 / 高齢者 |
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| Research Abstract |
It is considered that chewing and swallowing function is significantly related to QOL and health longevity as well as the maintenance of vital functions, through "Enjoying eating". "Enjoying eating" is related to various factors and it is considered that taste is one of the important factors. It is considered various factors and are involved in complex taste, it is intended to clear the factors associated with taste, consider the relationship between cognitive function, age 80 elderly 1000 and 70 years old elderly was investigated as a target name.
A result of the order logistic regression analysis, age, gender, number of remaining teeth, sucrose intake, cognitive function was significantly related to taste independently.
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