Primary study · included by 1 review

The bidirectional relationship between weight, height and dental caries among preschool children in China.

Shen et al. 2019 · Shen Anqi, Bernabé Eduardo, Sabbah Wael · PloS one · 2019

PubMed 31039199 doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0216227Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

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Included by

The bi-directional relationship between growth stunting and early childhood caries: a rapid review.

Non-Cochrane · aetiology · 2023 · cited as Shen et al. 2019 · Table 1 (row 7, Shen et al.); reference list [31] (printed DOI erroneous; PMID used)

Outcome this study informs	Pooled effect	Evidence	Certainty
Change in height-for-age z-score (adjusted model) Early childhood caries / severe early childhood caries vs Caries-free children · ~9.73-month follow-up	Regression coefficient -0.02 [-0.04, 0.01]	1 study · 1111 participants	Ungraded
Change in height-for-age z score Baseline caries vs Lower baseline caries · Mean follow-up 9.73 months	coefficient -0.03 [-0.04, 0.01]	1 study · 1111 participants	Ungraded
Growth stunting / low linear growth (height-for-age z-score) Early childhood caries / severe early childhood caries vs Caries-free children	The severity of child caries measured by the dmft index correlated with mouth pain and both chronic (stunting) and acute malnutrition (HAZ score) (p<0.0001).	1 study · 836 participants	Ungraded
Growth stunting / low linear growth (height-for-age z-score) Early childhood caries / severe early childhood caries vs Caries-free children	MD 0.66	1 study · 593 participants	Ungraded
Growth stunting / low linear growth (height-for-age z-score) Early childhood caries / severe early childhood caries vs Caries-free children · 1-year follow-up	OR 1.8 [1.0, 3.0]	1 study · 1307 participants	Ungraded
Risk of malnutrition (younger children, 6 months to 6 years) Early childhood caries / severe early childhood caries vs Caries-free children	MD 0.13 [-0.64, 0.38]	1 study · 273 participants	Ungraded

1 including review in total.