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HDI (quantitative) vs Populations in countries with a higher Human Development Index (very high, HDI >=0.800): Caries experience (mean DMFT)

Population
Adults aged 19-60 years
Intervention
HDI (quantitative)
Comparison
Populations in countries with a higher Human Development Index (very high, HDI >=0.800)
Outcome
Caries experience (mean DMFT)

Pooled caries experience (DMFT) was similar in very-high-HDI and high-HDI countries, and meta-regression found no significant association between national HDI and DMFT; ungraded observational evidence with very high heterogeneity.

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FindingEffectStudiesGRADE certainty
HDI (quantitative) vs Populations in countries with a higher Human Development Index (very high, HDI >=0.800)
Association with dental caries experience (DMFT) by random-effects meta-regression · Adults aged 19-60 years · Population/community-based studies of adults aged 19-60 years across multiple countries (studies published 1975-2016), Adjusted (Model 1)
Pooled caries experience (DMFT) was similar in very-high-HDI and high-HDI countries, and meta-regression found no significant association between national HDI and DMFT; ungraded observational evidence with very high heterogeneity.
Socioeconomic Factors and Caries in People between 19 and 60 Years of Age: An Update of a Systematic Review… (2018) All outcomes
Meta-regression coefficient -42.94101Not reportedGRADE not reported
HDI (quantitative) vs Populations in countries with a higher Human Development Index (very high, HDI >=0.800)
Association with dental caries experience (DMFT) by random-effects meta-regression · Adults aged 19-60 years · Population/community-based studies of adults aged 19-60 years across multiple countries (studies published 1975-2016), Unadjusted model
Pooled caries experience (DMFT) was similar in very-high-HDI and high-HDI countries, and meta-regression found no significant association between national HDI and DMFT; ungraded observational evidence with very high heterogeneity.
Socioeconomic Factors and Caries in People between 19 and 60 Years of Age: An Update of a Systematic Review… (2018) All outcomes
Meta-regression coefficient 20.17878Not reportedGRADE not reported
HDI (quantitative) vs Populations in countries with a higher Human Development Index (very high, HDI >=0.800)
Association with dental caries experience (DMFT) by random-effects meta-regression · Adults aged 19-60 years · Population/community-based studies of adults aged 19-60 years across multiple countries (studies published 1975-2016), Adjusted (Model 2)
Pooled caries experience (DMFT) was similar in very-high-HDI and high-HDI countries, and meta-regression found no significant association between national HDI and DMFT; ungraded observational evidence with very high heterogeneity.
Socioeconomic Factors and Caries in People between 19 and 60 Years of Age: An Update of a Systematic Review… (2018) All outcomes
Meta-regression coefficient 6.901906Not reportedGRADE not reported

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