High-frequency sugar consumption (three or more times daily) vs Low sugar intake (fewer than three times daily)
Dental caries in permanent teeth · Nigerian individuals with permanent dentition (approximately 12 years and older)
In permanent dentition, high-frequency sugar consumption was associated with non-significant 15% higher odds of caries (OR 1.15, 95% CI 0.88 to 1.52), with no heterogeneity (I2=0%; ungraded).
1 finding from 1 review
- A systematic review and meta-analysis of the association between sugar intake and dental caries in Nigeria. 2024 All outcomesCommunity and school-based observational studies in Nigeria (12 of 14 in Southwest Nigeria) · Permanent dentitionOR 1.15 [0.88, 1.52]4 studiesGRADE not reported