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. 2023 Aug 31;15(8):e44443. doi: 10.7759/cureus.44443

Table 2. Methodological quality using the Newcastle-Ottawa scale.

Author ID Selection (maximum 4) Comparability (maximum 2) Outcome (maximum 3) Quality
Chang et al., 2013 [7] 2 1 2 Fair
Bashir et al., 2021 [8] 2 1 1 Fair
Brazil et al., 2021 [9] 2 0 1 Poor
Chang et al., 2017 [10] 2 2 2 Fair