中国大陆老年人根面龋患龋率及流行病学特征的Meta分析

Prevalence and Epidemiological Characteristics of Root Caries in the Elderly in China's Mainland:A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

目的:全面评估中国老年人根面龋的总患龋率及流行病学特征,为制定相关口腔预防保健规划提供基础资料。方法:通过收集2000年1月～2018年6月已经发表的中国老年人根面龋的流行病学调查报告,利用Meta分析方法,计算总患龋率及流行病学特征。结果:共纳入中国大陆各地区关于老年人根面龋的流行病学报告18篇,共纳入老年人根面龋患者7160例,总患龋率为33.4%。男女性别患龋率分别为36.3%和36.2%(P=0.534)。城乡老年人患龋率分别为31.3%和31.8%(P=0.944)。南方省份与北方省份老年人患龋率分别为39.1%和30.7%(P=0.037)。结论:中国老年人根面龋患龋率约为33.4%,流行病学特征为南方老年人根面龋患龋率比北方老年人根面龋患龋率高,而性别差异和城乡差异对老年人根面龋患龋率没有明显影响。

Objective: To comprehensively assess the pooled prevalence and epidemiological characteristics of root caries in the elderly in China, and to provide basic information for the development of relevant oral prevention and health care plans. Methods: The epidemiological survey of Chinese elderly root caries was published from January 2000 to June 2018. A meta-analysis was used to calculate the pooled prevalence of root caries and epidemiological characteristics. Results: A total of 18 epidemiological reports on root caries in the elderly in different parts of China's Mainland were included, and 7160 patients with root caries were included. The overall caries rate was 33.4%. The male and female prevalence rates were 36.3% and 36.2%( P =0.534). The prevalence rates of urban and rural elderly were 31.3% and 31.8%( P =0.9435). The prevalence rates of the elderly in the southern and northern provinces were 39.1% and 30.7%, respectively ( P =0.037). Conclusion: The pooled prevalence of root caries in Chinese elderly was about 33.4%. The epidemiological characteristics were that the root caries rate of the elderly in the southern provinces was higher than that of the elderly in the northern provinces. The pooled prevalence of root caries between gender (male and female) or place of residence (urban and rural) was not significant different.