Prevalence and influencing factors of oral frailty in older adults with diabetes: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To systematically evaluate the prevalence and influencing factors of oral frailty in older adults with diabetes.

Methods

We systematically searched for studies on the prevalence and influencing factors of oral frailty in older adults with diabetes across databases including CNKI, Wanfang Database, VIP Database, China Biology Medicine Disc (CBM), PubMed, Embase, Web of Science, CINAHL, and the Cochrane Library, from database inception to August 7, 2025.

Results

Nine studies were ultimately included, involving a total of 2,395 patients. The meta-analysis showed that the prevalence of oral frailty in older adults with diabetes was 52% (95% CI: 0.43-0.61, I ² = 95.15%, P < 0.01). Influencing factors included age [odds ratio (OR) = 3.91,

SUBMITTER: Wang X 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12698406 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature