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. 2023 Aug 21;82(2):263–281. doi: 10.1007/s12020-023-03469-6

Table 3.

Result of quality assessment using the Newcastle-Ottawa Scale for the case–control studies

Study Selection Comparability Exposure NOS score
Adequate definition of cases Representativeness of the cases Selection of Controls Definition of Controls Comparability of cases and controls on the basis of the design or analysis Ascertainment of exposure Same method of ascertainment for cases and controls Non-Response rate
Mario Bonadio (2004) 6
Bashir A. Laway (2021) ☆☆ 8
Georgia Matthiopoulou (2023) 7
Hale Turan (2008) ☆☆ 8
Syed Muhammad Jawad Zaid (2020) 6
Yunxian Zheng (2004) 6
Mingwei Chen (2003) ☆☆ 8
Congqing Miao (2013) 7
Mianrong Yu (2005) 7
Dongjuan He (2007) 7
Xiaocen Kong (2016) 6
Yiwen Zhao (2012) ☆☆ 8