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. 2023 Sep 22;15(9):e45784. doi: 10.7759/cureus.45784

Table 3. New Castle - Ottawa scale for longitudinal studies.

  New Castle - Ottawa Criteria    X Chen et al., 2021 [36]   X Chen et al., 2020 [37]
SELECTION    
Adequate case definition 1 1
Representativeness of cases 1 1
Selection of controls 0 1
Definition of controls 1 1
COMPARABILITY 2 2
EXPOSURE    
Ascertainment of exposure 1 1
Method of assessment for cases and controls 1 1
Non-response rate 1 1
Assigned score 8/9 8/9