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Latent profiles of active ageing and their association with oral health-related quality of life among rural older adults in China.

Frontiers in public health · Song X, Yin Z, Bao J, Li S, Sun Y, Ren C, Shi M · 2026-08-10

Researchers identified four distinct patterns of active ageing among rural Chinese older adults, finding that those with lower levels of active ageing experienced greater impacts on their oral health-related quality of life compared to those with higher active ageing levels.

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