1<p>A cohort study with a follow-up time >8 y was assigned one star.</p>2<p>A cohort study with a follow-up rate >75% was assigned one star.</p
<p>(1) End points: A, Endpoints appropriate to the aim of the study; B, no description about endpoin...
<p><b>Assessment strategies</b>: selection (max. 4 stars), comparability (max. 2 stars), and outcome...
Observational studies are increasingly being used for assessing therapeutic interventions. Case–cont...
<p>Note: A study can be given a maximum of one star for each item with the Selection and Outcome cat...
<p>1. Representativeness of the exposed cohort; 2.Selection of the non-exposed cohort; 3.Ascertainme...
<p><sup>1</sup> Representativeness of the exposed cohort; 2 selection of the non-exposed cohort; 3 a...
1<p>One star was assigned if there was no significant difference in the response rate between contro...
<p>Note: A study can be given a maximum of one star for each item with the Selection and Outcome cat...
<p>Symbol ✓ indicates the measure was adequately addressed in the study; NR = not report; NA = not a...
*<p>Selection:</p><p>(1) Representativeness of the exposed cohort: A, truly representative; B, somew...
<p>1, indicates case definition and appropriate diagnosis; 2, consecutive patients or cases have a g...
<p><i>0–3 low quality</i></p><p><i>4–5 intermediate quality</i></p><p><i>6–7 high quality</i></p><p>...
Cohort characteristics of studies included in the meta-analysis (alphabetically list).</p
<p>Methodological quality of included observational studies (stars assigned to respective study).</p
<p>*a maximum of 1 point for each item</p><p>**a maximum of 2 points for each item</p><p>***a maximu...
<p>(1) End points: A, Endpoints appropriate to the aim of the study; B, no description about endpoin...
<p><b>Assessment strategies</b>: selection (max. 4 stars), comparability (max. 2 stars), and outcome...
Observational studies are increasingly being used for assessing therapeutic interventions. Case–cont...
<p>Note: A study can be given a maximum of one star for each item with the Selection and Outcome cat...
<p>1. Representativeness of the exposed cohort; 2.Selection of the non-exposed cohort; 3.Ascertainme...
<p><sup>1</sup> Representativeness of the exposed cohort; 2 selection of the non-exposed cohort; 3 a...
1<p>One star was assigned if there was no significant difference in the response rate between contro...
<p>Note: A study can be given a maximum of one star for each item with the Selection and Outcome cat...
<p>Symbol ✓ indicates the measure was adequately addressed in the study; NR = not report; NA = not a...
*<p>Selection:</p><p>(1) Representativeness of the exposed cohort: A, truly representative; B, somew...
<p>1, indicates case definition and appropriate diagnosis; 2, consecutive patients or cases have a g...
<p><i>0–3 low quality</i></p><p><i>4–5 intermediate quality</i></p><p><i>6–7 high quality</i></p><p>...
Cohort characteristics of studies included in the meta-analysis (alphabetically list).</p
<p>Methodological quality of included observational studies (stars assigned to respective study).</p
<p>*a maximum of 1 point for each item</p><p>**a maximum of 2 points for each item</p><p>***a maximu...
<p>(1) End points: A, Endpoints appropriate to the aim of the study; B, no description about endpoin...
<p><b>Assessment strategies</b>: selection (max. 4 stars), comparability (max. 2 stars), and outcome...
Observational studies are increasingly being used for assessing therapeutic interventions. Case–cont...
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