<p><sup>1</sup>For cross-sectional and case-control studies. <sup>2</sup>For case-control study only. <sup>3</sup>For cohort study only. <sup>4</sup>For all study designs. †This item was allocated a maximum of 2 points. †† This item was allocated a maximum of 2 point for cross-sectional and 3 points for cohort and case-control studies. NR = not rated.</p
<p>Note: For case-control studies, 1 indicates adequate definition of cases; 2, cases are representa...
<p>Quality assessment for all the included studies according to the Newcastle-Ottawa Scale.</p
<p><b>Assessment strategies</b>: selection (max. 4 stars), comparability (max. 2 stars), and outcome...
<p>*a maximum of 1 point for each item</p><p>**a maximum of 2 points for each item</p><p>***a maximu...
<p>S1: Selection1-is the case definition adequate; S2: Selection2-representativeness of the cases; S...
<p>Note: “1”represented got 1 star</p><p>Quality assessment of included studies using Newcastle-Otta...
<p>A study can be awarded a maximum of one star (*) for each numbered item within the Selection and ...
1<p>Maximum of 4 stars for: representativeness of the exposed cohort; selection of the non-exposed c...
The maximal score for Newcastle-Ottawa scale is 9 stars: 4 stars for the selection process, 2 stars ...
<p>RB, “Risk of Bias”; Manual for assigning “yes”, “unclear,” and “no” available in Appendix B in <a...
Newcastle-Ottawa Quality Assessment Scale for cross sectional studies used in the systematic review ...
Quality assessment using Newcastle-Ottawa scale adapted for cross-sectional studies.</p
Quality assessment: The Newcastle Ottawa Scale [NOS] for assessing the quality of nonrandomized stud...
In newcastle-ottawa scale, studies with 9 stars were considered high quality.</p
<p>Quality assessment of the 18 included studies with the Newcastle-Ottawa Scale (NOS).</p
<p>Note: For case-control studies, 1 indicates adequate definition of cases; 2, cases are representa...
<p>Quality assessment for all the included studies according to the Newcastle-Ottawa Scale.</p
<p><b>Assessment strategies</b>: selection (max. 4 stars), comparability (max. 2 stars), and outcome...
<p>*a maximum of 1 point for each item</p><p>**a maximum of 2 points for each item</p><p>***a maximu...
<p>S1: Selection1-is the case definition adequate; S2: Selection2-representativeness of the cases; S...
<p>Note: “1”represented got 1 star</p><p>Quality assessment of included studies using Newcastle-Otta...
<p>A study can be awarded a maximum of one star (*) for each numbered item within the Selection and ...
1<p>Maximum of 4 stars for: representativeness of the exposed cohort; selection of the non-exposed c...
The maximal score for Newcastle-Ottawa scale is 9 stars: 4 stars for the selection process, 2 stars ...
<p>RB, “Risk of Bias”; Manual for assigning “yes”, “unclear,” and “no” available in Appendix B in <a...
Newcastle-Ottawa Quality Assessment Scale for cross sectional studies used in the systematic review ...
Quality assessment using Newcastle-Ottawa scale adapted for cross-sectional studies.</p
Quality assessment: The Newcastle Ottawa Scale [NOS] for assessing the quality of nonrandomized stud...
In newcastle-ottawa scale, studies with 9 stars were considered high quality.</p
<p>Quality assessment of the 18 included studies with the Newcastle-Ottawa Scale (NOS).</p
<p>Note: For case-control studies, 1 indicates adequate definition of cases; 2, cases are representa...
<p>Quality assessment for all the included studies according to the Newcastle-Ottawa Scale.</p
<p><b>Assessment strategies</b>: selection (max. 4 stars), comparability (max. 2 stars), and outcome...