Residential area

Residential area has been studied in 3 papers since 2021: 3 observational studies in people; 1 in the past year. The newest story, Oct 27, 2026: “Oral frailty rates differed across communities in Japan”.

Exposure

3 papers study it2 findingsUpdated Oct 27, 2026

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“residing in urban, semi-urban, or rural-agricultural areas was associated with a lower risk of incident oral frailty compared with metropolitan area residency.”

Community-Level Inequalities and Risk Factors for Incident Oral FrailtyJDR clinical and translational research2026doi:10.1177/23800844261491726

None of its findings points the other way.

2 independent labs in 2 countries

Funders: Arthritis Australia and others

Humans3

What is Residential area linked with?

Studies link Residential area with 2 measures, most often incident oral frailty (1 study) and obesity (1).

Incident oral frailty

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1 study

Residential area is associated with incident oral frailty in humans.
“residing in urban, semi-urban, or rural-agricultural areas was associated with a lower risk of incident oral frailty compared with metropolitan area residency.”
HumansUrban, semi-urban, or rural-agricultural residency compared with metropolitan area residency2019–2022n = 42,987
Oral frailty rates differed across communities in Japan
JDR clinical and translational researchOct 27, 2026

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1 paper in 12 months

JDR Clinical and Translational ResearchOct 27

Oral frailty rates differed across communities in Japan

Among 42,987 adults in Japan aged 65 or older followed from 2019 to 2022, the share developing oral frailty ranged from 17.1% to 33.3% across municipalities.Among 42,987 adults in Japan aged 65 or older followed from 2019 to 2022, the share developing oral frailty ranged from 17.1% to 33.3% across municipalities.

Cohort · 42,987 peoplePopulations