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A representative sample of the city's older adult population (60+) was selected. The dependent variable was self\u2010reported feeling of dry mouth in the past 6\u2009months. Covariates included socio\u2010economic status, schooling, gender, age, tobacco and alcohol consumption, polypharmacy, hypertension, diabetes, arthritis, depression, dentition status and use of removable dental prostheses. Descriptive analysis was carried out, and Poisson regression was used to obtain prevalence ratios and 95% confidence intervals. Analyses used STATA 15.1.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>Most of the 1451 participants were female (63.3%). The prevalence of xerostomia was 36.7% (95% CI 34.3\u201339.1). 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