Obesity or overweight (higher BMI, mostly WHO BMI ≥25/≥30; 2 studies used waist circumference) vs Normal Weight or Non‐Obese
Dental caries · Adults (≥18 years)
After adjustment for confounders, obesity/overweight was not associated with dental caries (OR 1.00, 95% CI 0.89 to 1.12; ungraded).
9 findings from 1 review
- Multimorbidity patterns of dental caries and obesity/overweight among adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis. 2025 All outcomesPopulation-based cross-sectional studies; adults ≥18 years; 6 countries (Turkey, Portugal, China, Japan, Saudi Arabia, Israel, South Korea) · By confounder adjustment: adjustedOR 1.00 [0.89, 1.12]Studies not reportedGRADE not reported
- Multimorbidity patterns of dental caries and obesity/overweight among adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis. 2025 All outcomesPopulation-based cross-sectional studies; adults ≥18 years; 6 countries (Turkey, Portugal, China, Japan, Saudi Arabia, Israel, South Korea) · By region: West AsiaOR 1.23 [0.96, 1.50]Studies not reportedGRADE not reported
- Multimorbidity patterns of dental caries and obesity/overweight among adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis. 2025 All outcomesPopulation-based cross-sectional studies; adults ≥18 years; 6 countries (Turkey, Portugal, China, Japan, Saudi Arabia, Israel, South Korea) · By BMI classification: overweight (vs study-defined non-overweight: normal or low weight)OR 0.99 [0.98, 1.00]Studies not reportedGRADE not reported
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- Multimorbidity patterns of dental caries and obesity/overweight among adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis. 2025 All outcomesPopulation-based cross-sectional studies; adults ≥18 years; 6 countries (Turkey, Portugal, China, Japan, Saudi Arabia, Israel, South Korea) · By region: East AsiaOR 1.02 [0.94, 1.11]Studies not reportedGRADE not reported
- Multimorbidity patterns of dental caries and obesity/overweight among adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis. 2025 All outcomesPopulation-based cross-sectional studies; adults ≥18 years; 6 countries (Turkey, Portugal, China, Japan, Saudi Arabia, Israel, South Korea) · By confounder adjustment: not adjustedOR 1.17 [1.04, 1.29]Studies not reportedGRADE not reported
- Multimorbidity patterns of dental caries and obesity/overweight among adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis. 2025 All outcomesPopulation-based cross-sectional studies; adults ≥18 years; 6 countries (Turkey, Portugal, China, Japan, Saudi Arabia, Israel, South Korea)OR 1.06 [0.98, 1.14]18 studies · 270408 participantsGRADE not reported
- Multimorbidity patterns of dental caries and obesity/overweight among adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis. 2025 All outcomesPopulation-based cross-sectional studies; adults ≥18 years; 6 countries (Turkey, Portugal, China, Japan, Saudi Arabia, Israel, South Korea) · By sample size: n ≥ 5000OR 1.04 [0.92, 1.16]Studies not reportedGRADE not reported
- Multimorbidity patterns of dental caries and obesity/overweight among adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis. 2025 All outcomesPopulation-based cross-sectional studies; adults ≥18 years; 6 countries (Turkey, Portugal, China, Japan, Saudi Arabia, Israel, South Korea) · By BMI classification: obesity (vs study-defined non-obese: normal or low weight)OR 1.04 [0.85, 1.23]Studies not reportedGRADE not reported
- Multimorbidity patterns of dental caries and obesity/overweight among adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis. 2025 All outcomesPopulation-based cross-sectional studies; adults ≥18 years; 6 countries (Turkey, Portugal, China, Japan, Saudi Arabia, Israel, South Korea) · By sample size: n < 5000OR 1.13 [0.95, 1.30]Studies not reportedGRADE not reported