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Skin color / ethnicity vs Reference skin color / ethnicity: Oral health-related quality of life
- Population
- Adolescents (10-19 years)
- Intervention
- Skin color / ethnicity
- Comparison
- Reference skin color / ethnicity
- Outcome
- Oral health-related quality of life
There is no concrete evidence on the impact of skin color/ethnicity on OHRQoL in adolescents (evidence gap; narrative synthesis; no pooled estimate or GRADE rating).
What each review found
Current versions only| Finding | Effect | Studies | GRADE certainty |
|---|---|---|---|
Skin color / ethnicity vs Reference skin color / ethnicity Oral health-related quality of life (OHRQoL) · Adolescents (10-19 years) · Community/school/clinic settings; adolescents 10-19 years; included reviews conducted in multiple countries There is no concrete evidence on the impact of skin color/ethnicity on OHRQoL in adolescents (evidence gap; narrative synthesis; no pooled estimate or GRADE rating). Oral-health-related quality of life in adolescents: umbrella review. (2023) All outcomes | Biological data such as skin color and age have no concrete evidence about this impact in the OHRQoL. Important aspects like gender and skin color did not have their level of impact clarified. | Not reported | GRADE not reported |
Findings are shown side by side, never pooled across reviews.
The reviews
| Review | Searched up to | Included studies | AMSTAR 2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oral-health-related quality of life in adolescents: umbrella review. 2023 All outcomes | January 2022 | 22 | Not applicable |
How reviews are matched to this question
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