Cross-sectional and longitudinal analyses reveal that edentulism heightens sarcopenia risk in vulnerable groups, indicating the need for routine geriatric assessments.
Edentulism is a robust, independent marker of elevated sarcopenia risk in Chinese adults, with particularly strong effects in socio-economically vulnerable subgroups. Routine oral-health screening should be integrated into geriatric assessments to identify patients at high risk for sarcopenia.
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