Weintraub, Jane A.Moss, Kevin L.Finlayson, Tracy L.Jones, Judith A.Preisser, John S.2024-10-292024-10-292024-09-13Weintraub JA, Moss KL, Finlayson TL, Jones JA, Preisser JS. A Comparative Analysis of Oral Health and Self-Rated Health: 'All of Us Research Program' vs. 'Health and Retirement Study'. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2024;21(9):1210. Published 2024 Sep 13. doi:10.3390/ijerph21091210https://hdl.handle.net/1805/44314Poor oral health can impact overall health. This study assessed the association between dental factors (dentate status and dental utilization) and self-rated health (S-RH) among older adults in two cross-sectional datasets: (1) NIH "All of Us (AoU) Research Program" (May 2018-July 2022 release) and (2) U.S. nationally representative "Health and Retirement Study" (HRS) 2018 wave. Participants aged ≥ 51 years were included in these analyses if (1) from AoU, they had clinical dental and medical data from electronic health records (EHRs) and surveys (n = 5480), and (2) from HRS, they had dental and socio-demographic survey data (n = 14,358). S-RH was dichotomized (fair/poor vs. better) and analyzed with logistic regression. Sample survey weights for HRS and stratification and averaging AoU results used the weighted HRS race-ethnicity and age distribution standardized respective analyses to the U.S. population. Fair/poor S-RH was reported by 32.6% in AoU and 28.6% in HRS. Dentate status information was available from 7.7% of AoU EHRs. In population-standardized analyses, lack of dental service use increased odds of fair/poor S-RH in AoU, OR (95% CI) = 1.28 (1.11-1.48), and in HRS = 1.45 (1.09-1.94), as did having diabetes, less education, and ever being a smoker. Having no natural teeth was not statistically associated with fair/poor S-RH. Lack of dental service was positively associated with fair/poor S-RH in both datasets. More and better oral health information in AoU and HRS are needed.en-USAttribution 4.0 InternationalOral healthAgedOlder adultsSelf-rated healthDental careEdentulousAll of usElectronic health recordsSurveysHealth and retirement studyEpidemiologyArticle