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Primary study · included by 1 review

Association between xerostomia, oral and general health, and obesity in adults. A cross-sectional pilot study.

Perez-Gonzalez 2021 · Pérez-González A, Suárez-Quintanilla J-A, Otero-Rey E, et al. · Medicina oral, patologia oral y cirugia bucal · 2021

Included by

A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of the Global Prevalence of Dry Mouth in Older Adults.
Non-Cochrane · prevalence · 2026 · cited as Perez-Gonzalez 2021 · Table 2; Fig. 2-4; reference list
Outcome this study informsPooled effectEvidenceCertainty
Xerostomia (self-reported dry mouth)
Not applicable (prevalence) vs Not applicable (prevalence)
Prevalence (%) 20 [18, 22]32 studiesGRADE not reported
Xerostomia (self-reported dry mouth)
Not applicable (prevalence review); xerostomia · Prevalence at time of survey
Prevalence, percent (random effects, Freeman-Tukey double arcsine, DerSimonian-Laird) 21 [19, 23]34 studies · 1640079 participantsGRADE not reported
Xerostomia (self-reported dry mouth)
Not applicable (prevalence) vs Not applicable (prevalence)
Prevalence (%) 21 [19, 23]33 studiesGRADE not reported
Xerostomia (self-reported dry mouth)
Not applicable (prevalence review); xerostomia · Prevalence at time of survey
Prediction interval 11% to 34%34 studies · 1640079 participantsGRADE not reported
Xerostomia (self-reported dry mouth)
Not applicable (prevalence) vs Not applicable (prevalence)
Prevalence (%) 20 [19, 22]33 studiesGRADE not reported

1 including review in total.