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Relationship between dental caries and metabolic syndrome among 13 998 middle-aged urban Chinese.

Cao 2017 · Cao Xia, Wang Dongliang, Zhou Jiansong, et al. · Journal of diabetes · 2017

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Multimorbidity patterns of dental caries and obesity/overweight among adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
Non-Cochrane · aetiology · 2025 · cited as Cao 2017 · Table 1; Reference 51
Outcome this study informsPooled effectEvidenceCertainty
Dental caries (study-defined binary; assessed by DMFT, number of dental caries, or dentist diagnosis)
Obesity or overweight (higher BMI, mostly WHO BMI ≥25/≥30; 2 studies used waist circumference) vs Normal weight (not overweight or obese)
OR 1.00 [0.89, 1.12]NRUngraded
Dental caries (study-defined binary; assessed by DMFT, number of dental caries, or dentist diagnosis)
Obesity or overweight (higher BMI, mostly WHO BMI ≥25/≥30; 2 studies used waist circumference) vs Normal weight (not overweight or obese)
OR 1.23 [0.96, 1.50]NRUngraded
Dental caries (binary; DMFT-based or dentist-diagnosed caries present)
Obesity or overweight (higher BMI, mostly WHO BMI ≥25/≥30; 2 studies used waist circumference) vs Normal weight (not overweight or obese)
OR 0.99 [0.98, 1.00]NRUngraded
Dental caries (study-defined binary; assessed by DMFT, number of dental caries, or dentist diagnosis)
Obesity or overweight (higher BMI, mostly WHO BMI ≥25/≥30; 2 studies used waist circumference) vs Normal weight (not overweight or obese)
OR 1.02 [0.94, 1.11]NRUngraded
Dental caries (study-defined binary; assessed by DMFT, number of dental caries, or dentist diagnosis)
Obesity or overweight (higher BMI, mostly WHO BMI ≥25/≥30; 2 studies used waist circumference) vs Normal weight (not overweight or obese)
OR 1.17 [1.04, 1.29]NRUngraded
Dental caries (study-defined binary; assessed by DMFT, number of dental caries, or dentist diagnosis)
Obesity or overweight (higher BMI, mostly WHO BMI ≥25/≥30; 2 studies used waist circumference) vs Normal weight (not overweight or obese)
OR 1.06 [0.98, 1.14]18 studies · 270408 participantsUngraded
Dental caries (study-defined binary; assessed by DMFT, number of dental caries, or dentist diagnosis)
Obesity or overweight (higher BMI, mostly WHO BMI ≥25/≥30; 2 studies used waist circumference) vs Normal weight (not overweight or obese)
OR 1.04 [0.92, 1.16]NRUngraded
Dental caries (binary; DMFT-based or dentist-diagnosed caries present)
Obesity or overweight (higher BMI, mostly WHO BMI ≥25/≥30; 2 studies used waist circumference) vs Normal weight (not overweight or obese)
OR 1.04 [0.85, 1.23]NRUngraded
Dental caries (study-defined binary; assessed by DMFT, number of dental caries, or dentist diagnosis)
Obesity or overweight (higher BMI, mostly WHO BMI ≥25/≥30; 2 studies used waist circumference) vs Normal weight (not overweight or obese)
OR 1.13 [0.95, 1.30]NRUngraded

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