Primary study · included by 1 review

Depressive symptoms as an underlying factor of the sensation of dry mouth.

Anttila 1998 · Anttila S S, Knuuttila M L, Sakki T K · Psychosomatic medicine · 1998

Included by

A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of the Global Prevalence of Dry Mouth in Older Adults.

Non-Cochrane · prevalence · 2026 · cited as Anttila 1998 · Table 2; Fig. 2-4; reference list

Outcome this study informs	Pooled effect	Evidence	Certainty
Xerostomia (self-reported dry mouth) Not applicable (prevalence) vs Not applicable (prevalence)	Prevalence (%) 20 [18, 22]	32 studies	GRADE 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 participants	GRADE not reported
Xerostomia (self-reported dry mouth) Not applicable (prevalence) vs Not applicable (prevalence)	Prevalence (%) 21 [19, 23]	33 studies	GRADE 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 participants	GRADE not reported
Xerostomia (self-reported dry mouth) Not applicable (prevalence) vs Not applicable (prevalence)	Prevalence (%) 20 [19, 22]	33 studies	GRADE not reported

1 including review in total.