Plaque · Children aged 5-6 years in Ajman schools
High snack consumption was associated with a higher mean plaque score.
1 finding from 1 review
DMFT (association with plaque) · Children aged 5-6 years in Ajman schools
The highest plaque category was associated with higher dental caries.
1 finding from 1 review
Dental caries · School children aged 11-17 years in Sharjah
Higher paternal education was associated with lower DMFT.
1 finding from 1 review
Oral health-related quality of life · people aged 60 years and older living in the community
No statistically significant difference in OHRQoL was reported by edentulism prevalence.
1 finding from 1 review
Dental caries in children · Children (approx. 4-18 years)
Waist circumference was not significantly associated with childhood dental caries (pooled OR 1.08, 95% CI 0.90 to 1.30; I2=47.7%); ungraded.
1 finding from 1 review
Oral health-related quality of life · people aged 60 years and older living in the community
The review reported higher OHRQoL in the low than high dental-caries-prevalence category.
1 finding from 1 review
71.40 [64.16, 78.63]
Studies not reported
GRADE not reported
Sites with attachment loss greater than 3 mm · Humans with salivary S. mutans measured
High salivary S. mutans was not associated with a clear difference in sites with attachment loss greater than 3 mm.
1 finding from 1 review
OR 0.74 [0.35, 1.60]
1 study
GRADE not reported
Poor oral health-related quality of life (OHRQoL) · Children aged 3-12 years
Higher dental caries experience was associated with substantially higher odds of poor OHRQoL (OR 1.66, 95% CI 1.43-1.88; 6 studies; high heterogeneity I2=83.5%; ungraded).
1 finding from 1 review
OR 1.66 [1.43, 1.88]
6 studies
GRADE not reported
Adverse effects (loose stools, diarrhoea) · Infants (primary teeth; baseline about 9 to 15 months)
1 finding from 1 review
Adverse effects were not reported in a usable format, but the reported rates of loose stools and diarrhoea were very similar between groups. There were no serious adverse effects during the study. Milgrom 2009.
1 study · 94 participants
GRADE not reported
Caries in primary teeth (mean number of decayed primary teeth) · Infants (primary teeth; baseline about 9 to 15 months)
1 finding from 1 review
Oral health-related quality of life · people aged 60 years and older living in the community
No statistically significant difference in OHRQoL was reported by periodontal-disease prevalence.
1 finding from 1 review
Early childhood caries (ECC) · Children aged 0-5 years in North Africa
Paternal tertiary education was associated with lower odds of ECC (OR 0.381).
3 findings from 1 review
OR 0.381 [0.16, 0.91]
1 study
GRADE not reported
OR 0.083 [0.03, 0.21]
1 study
GRADE not reported
OR 0.797 [0.171, 0.650]
1 study
GRADE not reported
Spontaneous space closure · Children and adolescents after extraction of a mandibular permanent first molar (before eruption of the second molar)
In the mandible, mean patient age was not significantly associated with space closure odds (OR 0.59 per year; not GRADE-rated).
1 finding from 1 review
Salivary S. mutans level · Humans with salivary bacteria measured
Salivary F. nucleatum and Actinobacillus levels were not associated with a clear difference.
1 finding from 1 review
OR 2.39 [1.00, 5.71]
1 study
GRADE not reported
Oral health-related quality of life · Adolescents (10-19 years)
Higher parental education is associated with better OHRQoL in adolescents (narrative synthesis; no pooled estimate or GRADE rating).
1 finding from 1 review
Alzheimer’s disease · Participants in observational studies
The meta-analysis of observational studies reported a SMD (to OR) of 0.08 (95% CI 0.01 to 0.63) for higher versus lower circulating vitamin D concentration.
1 finding from 1 review
Aggressive prostate cancer · Participants in observational studies
The meta-analysis of observational studies reported a OR of 0.88 (95% CI 0.68 to 1.15) for higher versus lower circulating vitamin D concentration.
1 finding from 1 review
Tuberculosis · Participants in observational studies
The meta-analysis of observational studies reported a SMD (to OR) of 0.29 (95% CI 0.19 to 0.46) for higher versus lower circulating vitamin D concentration.
1 finding from 1 review
Fracture · Participants in observational studies
The meta-analysis of observational studies reported a SMD (to OR) of 0.31 (95% CI 0.23 to 0.42) for higher versus lower circulating vitamin D concentration.
1 finding from 1 review
All cause mortality (in CKD patients) · Participants in observational studies
The meta-analysis of observational studies reported a RR of 0.88 (95% CI 0.81 to 0.93) for higher versus lower circulating vitamin D concentration.
1 finding from 1 review