L. Donald|Reginald Tucker?Seeley
Gender-Stratified Models to Examine the Relationship Between Financial Hardship and Self-Reported Oral Health for Older US Men and Women
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute|Harvard University|University of Washington|Dana-Farber Cancer Institute|Harvard University|University of Washington
objectives evaluated relationship financial hardship selfreported oral health older men women methods focused adults 2008 health retirement study n 1359 predictor variables 4 financial hardship indicators used poisson regression models estimate prevalence ratio poor selfreported oral health results nongenderstratified model number financial hardships significantly associated selfreported oral health food insecurity associated 12 greater prevalence poor selfreported oral health 95 confidence interval ci 104 121 genderstratified models women 3 financial hardships 24 greater prevalence poor selfreported oral health women zero 95 ci 109 140 number hardships associated selfreported oral health men men skipping medications associated 50 lower prevalence poor selfreported oral health 95 ci 032 076 conclusions number financial hardships differentially associated selfreported oral health older men women financial hardship indicators affected genders similarly future interventions improve vulnerable older adults oral health account genderbased heterogeneity financial hardship experiences