Skip to main content
. 2022 Aug 17;41(3):538–557. doi: 10.5534/wjmh.220019

Table 5. Assessment of cross-sectional using the modified Newcastle–Ottawa Scale for cross-sectional studies.

Study Selection Comparability Exposure Total Interpretation
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q5 Q6 Q7
Paoli et al [48] * * * ** ** ** * 10 Good quality
Temiz et al [41] * * * ** ** ** * 10 Good quality
Ruan et al [32] * * * ** ** ** * 10 Good quality
Pan et al [33] * * - * - * * 7 Good quality
Zhang et al [30] * * - * - * * 7 Good quality

-: not available.