SynthesisInternational journal of environmental research and public health2018
Socioeconomic Factors and Caries in People between 19 and 60 Years of Age: An Update of a Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Observational Studies.
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- Are Area-Level Socioeconomic Factors Associated with Dental Caries and Tooth Loss? A Systematic Review.Caries research · 2025Pooled it
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- Caries and edentulism trends among Brazilian older adults: a comparative analysis of 2003, 2010, and 2023 surveys.Brazilian oral research · 2025Article
- Association of oral health status with overweight and obesity in older adults aged ≥ 65 years- evidence from Chinese communities.BMC public health · 2025Article
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- Overadjustment bias in systematic reviews and meta-analyses of socio-economic inequalities in health: a meta-research scoping review.International journal of epidemiology · 2024Article
- The combined effect of pit and fissure sealant application and oral health education on oral health status of children aged 6-9 years: a 12-month follow-up study in Northeast China.BMC oral health · 2023Article
- The educational gradient in dental caries experience in Northern- Norway: a cross-sectional study from the seventh survey of the Tromsø study.BMC oral health · 2023Article
- Prevalence of oral complications in the course of severe SARS-CoV-2 infection under mechanical non-invasive ventilation.European journal of medical research · 2023Article
- The pathways from disadvantaged socioeconomic status in childhood to edentulism in mid-to-late adulthood over the life-course.International journal for equity in health · 2023Article
- Decomposing socioeconomic inequalities in dental caries among Chinese adults: findings from the 4th national oral health survey.BMC oral health · 2023Article
- Dental Status and Oral Health Behaviors of Selected 45-74-Year-Old Men from Northeastern Poland.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Article
- Caries Experience and Risk Indicators in a Portuguese Population: A Cross-Sectional Study.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Article
- Epidemiology of dental caries in permanent dentition: evidence from a population-based survey in Egypt.BMC public health · 2022Article
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Abstract
This study is aimed to perform an update of a systematic review and meta-regression to evaluate the effect modification of the socioeconomic indicators on caries in adults. We included studies that associated social determinants with caries, with no restriction of year and language. The Newcastle-Ottawa Scale was used to evaluate the risk of bias. With regard to the meta-analysis, statistical heterogeneity was evaluated by I², and the random effect model was used when it was high. A subgroup analysis was conducted for socioeconomic indicators, and a meta-regression was performed. Publication bias was assessed through Egger's test. Sixty-one studies were included in the systematic review and 25 were included in the meta-analysis. All of the studies were published between 1975 and 2016. The most frequent socioeconomic indicators were schooling, income, and socioeconomic status (SES). In the quantitative analysis, the DMFT (decayed, missing, filled teeth) variation was attributed to the studies' heterogeneity. The increase of 10.35 units in the proportion of people with lower SES was associated with an increase of one unit in DMFT,
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