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Low birth weight (<2500 g) vs Normal birth weight (2500 g or more): Early childhood caries (ECC)
- Population
- Children aged 6 years or younger (preschool children)
- Intervention
- Low birth weight (<2500 g)
- Comparison
- Normal birth weight (2500 g or more)
- Outcome
- Early childhood caries (ECC)
Adjusted analyses also showed no association between low birth weight and early childhood caries (adjusted OR 1.05, 95% CI 0.71 to 1.57); certainty not graded.
What each review found
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| Finding | Effect | Studies | GRADE certainty |
|---|---|---|---|
Low birth weight (<2500 g) vs Normal birth weight (2500 g or more) Early childhood caries (ECC) · Children aged 6 years or younger (preschool children) · Community/epidemiological studies of preschool children (multiple countries), Adjusted OR Adjusted analyses also showed no association between low birth weight and early childhood caries (adjusted OR 1.05, 95% CI 0.71 to 1.57); certainty not graded. Relationship between preterm, low birth weight and early childhood caries: a meta-analysis of the… (2020) All outcomes | OR 1.05 [0.71, 1.57] | 2 studies | GRADE not reported |
Low birth weight (<2500 g) vs Normal birth weight (2500 g or more) Early childhood caries (ECC) · Children aged 6 years or younger (preschool children) · Community/epidemiological studies of preschool children (multiple countries), Children aged 3 years or younger In children aged 3 years or younger, low birth weight was not associated with early childhood caries (OR 0.78, 95% CI 0.24 to 2.51); certainty not graded. Relationship between preterm, low birth weight and early childhood caries: a meta-analysis of the… (2020) All outcomes | OR 0.78 [0.24, 2.51] | 3 studies | GRADE not reported |
Low birth weight (<2500 g) vs Normal birth weight (2500 g or more) Early childhood caries (ECC) · Children aged 6 years or younger (preschool children) · Community/epidemiological studies of preschool children (multiple countries), Overall (crude OR) Low birth weight was not associated with early childhood caries (crude OR 1.12, 95% CI 0.94 to 1.33); certainty not graded. Relationship between preterm, low birth weight and early childhood caries: a meta-analysis of the… (2020) All outcomes | OR 1.12 [0.94, 1.33] | 15 studies | GRADE not reported |
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The reviews
| Review | Searched up to | Included studies | AMSTAR 2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Relationship between preterm, low birth weight and early childhood caries: a meta-analysis of the case-control and cross-sectional study. 2020 All outcomes | Up to December 2019 | 28 | Not applicable |
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