Mediating effect of biased constitution on the relationship between sleep quality and oral diseases in Marine Corps
CHAI Bifang
WANG Helin
HAN Bing
HE Qimeng
ZHANG Yi
QU Min
DING Qiao
YANG Fan
Abstract：Objective To investigate the mediating effect of biased constitution on the relationship between sleep quality and oral diseases in Marine Corps,so as to provide theoretical basis of traditional Chinese medicine(TCM)constitution for promoting oral health of Marine Corps.Methods The designed oral diseases questionnaire,TCM constitution scale and Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index(PSQI)were used to evaluate oral health status,TCM constitution identification and sleep quality.The correlation among the three indexes and the mediating effect were analyzed.Results Among the 701 officers and soldiers included,there were 419 cases of cheilitis,300 cases of temporomandibular joint disorder,296 cases of periodontal disease,162 cases of recurrent oral ulcer,198 cases(28.25％)with poor sleep quality(PSQI score＞7),and 314 cases(44.79％)with biased constitution.Univariate logistic regression analysis indicated that sleep disorder was a risk factor for oral diseases and biased constitution(P＜0.05),and biased constitution was a risk factor for four oral diseases(P＜0.05).Mediation analysis showed that sleep disorder indirectly affected the incidence of oral diseases by inducing the formation of biased constitution in Marine Corps(P＜0.05).Conclusion Biased constitution has a mediating effect between sleep quality and oral diseases,and the overall health of officers and soldiers should be paid attention to in military oral health care,so as to regulate TCM constitution and improve sleep quality.
Keywords：Marine Corpsoral diseasestraditional Chinese medicine constitutionmediating effectsleep disorderbiased constitution
Publication Date：2025-10-31
Online Publishing Date：2026-08-26(First online date of this platform, not the publication date of the document)
Pages：4( 1317-1320 )