Supplementary Material for: Association between Dental Caries and BMI in Children: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Chen D.
Zhi Q.
Zhou Y.
Tao Y.
Wu L.
Lin H.
10.6084/m9.figshare.5802576.v1
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<p>Research on the association between dental caries and body mass index
(BMI) in children has shown contradictory results; thus we aimed to
examine the association between dental caries and the full range of BMI
classes among children. We comprehensively searched PubMed, Embase, and
the Cochrane Library for studies published prior to March 2017. Articles
comparing dental caries among the full range of BMI classes for
children below 18 years of both genders were included. Fourteen studies
were eligible for this study. Basic information - i.e., first author,
published year, study design, country, sample size, age, type of dental
caries index and BMI, main results and conclusions, and means and
standard deviations of the dental caries indexes used - was pooled. The
weighted mean differences and corresponding 95% confidence intervals for
dental caries between children with abnormal weight and those with
normal weight were analyzed. Generally, no significant differences in
caries were found between any abnormal-weight group and the
normal-weight group for both primary and permanent teeth. Sensitivity
analyses showed that the obese group had more caries than the
normal-weight group in their primary teeth. Significantly more caries
was found among the overweight and obese children in both primary and
permanent teeth in high-income countries, but not in low- and
middle-income countries. We recommend that further studies use suitable
sample sizes, unify the criteria for BMI categorization and the dental
caries index, and investigate the confounding factors that might
influence dental caries and BMI.</p>
2018-01-19 12:02:00
Body mass index
Children
Dental caries