Higher waist circumference vs Lower waist circumference: Dental caries in children
- Population
- Children (approx. 4-18 years)
- Intervention
- Higher waist circumference
- Comparison
- Lower waist circumference
- Outcome
- Dental caries in children
Waist circumference was not significantly associated with childhood dental caries (pooled OR 1.08, 95% CI 0.90 to 1.30; I2=47.7%); ungraded.
What each review found
Include earlier review versions| Finding | Effect | Studies | GRADE certainty |
|---|---|---|---|
Higher waist circumference vs Lower waist circumference Dental caries in children · Children (approx. 4-18 years) · Dental examinations of children; 15 countries across Europe, Asia, the Americas and Oceania Waist circumference was not significantly associated with childhood dental caries (pooled OR 1.08, 95% CI 0.90 to 1.30; I2=47.7%); ungraded. Childhood obesity in relation to risk of dental caries: a cumulative and dose-response systematic review and… (2024) All outcomes | OR 1.08 [0.90, 1.30] | 2 studies | GRADE not reported |
Findings are shown side by side, never pooled across reviews.
The reviews
| Review | Searched up to | Included studies | AMSTAR 2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Childhood obesity in relation to risk of dental caries: a cumulative and dose-response systematic review and meta-analysis. 2024 All outcomes | December 2023 | 24 | Not applicable |
Studies behind the findings
The primary studies the full-text reviews tie to this outcome. Reviews with headline outcomes only do not list them here.
- Obesity and caries in four-to-six year old English children: a cross-sectional study. · 2018 · included by 1 of these review
- Is dental caries experience associated with adiposity status in preschool children? · 2013 · included by 1 of these review
How reviews are matched to this question
Reviews word the same question differently. Four decision models (TypeSafe's Jev, Liquid AI's d1-ultra, SubQ Snap and Baseten's Elephant) judged each wording of the population, intervention, comparator and outcome against the others; two wordings count as the same when at least three of them agree and none clearly disagrees, and findings count as this question only when all four elements match. Timing, setting and subgroup never split a question: they are shown on each finding.