Table 4. Published studies that relate dental caries and obesity[2]*.
| Author | Country | Age (yr) | N | Conclusion | Pop. Sums | Ave size | Quality | Ref | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alm et al. | Sweden | 13.5-16.4 | 402 | 1 | 5,655 | 1,131 | 8 | 33 | ||
| Sharma & Heyde | India | 8-12 | 500 | 1 | 6 | 36 | ||||
| Vazquez-Nava et al. | Mexico | 4-5 | 1160 | 1 | 9 | 16 | ||||
| Willershausen et al. | Germany | 6-11 | 1290 | 1 | 5 | 37 | ||||
| Gerdin et al. | Sweden | 4-10 | 2303 | 1 | 11 | 35 | ||||
| Sheller et al. | USA | 2-5 | 293 | 0 | 9,919 | 1,984 | 7 | 57 | ||
| Tramini et al. | France | 12 | 835 | 0 | 8 | 58 | ||||
| Sadeghi & Alzdeh | Iran | 6-11 | 1007 | 0 | 4 | 45 | ||||
| Granville-Garcia et al. | Brazil | 1-5 | 2651 | 0 | 4 | 39 | ||||
| Chen et al. | Korea | 3 | 5133 | 0 | 6 | 38 | ||||
| Narksawat et al. | Thailand | 12-14 | 862 | -1 | 25,340 | 5,068 | 5 | 44 | ||
| Oliveira et al. | Brazil | 1-5 | 1018 | -1 | 10 | 59 | ||||
| Kopycka-Kedzierawski et al. | USA | 2-18 | 7568 | -1 | 10 | 42 | ||||
| Macek and Mitola | USA | 2-17 | 7617 | -1 | 10 | 43 | ||||
| Goodson et al. | Kuwait | 11 | 8275 | -1 |
*Reports are separated by conclusion (1 dental decay increases with obesity, 0 = there is no association between dental decay and obesity, - 1 = dental decay decreases with obesity). N=number of children, pop. Sums = the total number children studied with each conclusion, Ave. Size = the average size of a study with each conclusion.