Baseline caries vs Lower baseline caries: Change in height-for-age z score
The review reported an unadjusted negative association between baseline caries and change in height-for-age z score.
What each review found
Include earlier review versions| Finding | Effect | Studies | GRADE certainty |
|---|---|---|---|
Baseline caries vs Lower baseline caries Change in height-for-age z score · Preschool children · Mean follow-up 9.73 months, China, Unadjusted model The review reported an unadjusted negative association between baseline caries and change in height-for-age z score. The bi-directional relationship between growth stunting and early childhood caries: a rapid review. (2023) All outcomes | coefficient -0.03 [-0.04, 0.01] | 1 study · 1111 participants | GRADE not reported |
Findings are shown side by side, never pooled across reviews.
The reviews
| Review | Searched up to | Included studies | AMSTAR 2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| The bi-directional relationship between growth stunting and early childhood caries: a rapid review. 2023 All outcomes | Not specified (included studies published 2015-2020; inclusion window 2012-2020) | 9 | 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.
- The bidirectional relationship between weight, height and dental caries among preschool children in China. · 2019 · included by 1 of these review
How reviews are matched to this question
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