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. 2023 Dec 21;18(12):e0296103. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0296103

Table 2. Quality Assessment of Included Studies Based on Newcastle-Ottawa Scale (NOS).

Study Selection Comparability Outcome Overall Score
Representation Sample size Non-Respondents Exposure Outcome Statistical test
Alves et al. (2020) * * * ** ** ** * 10
Bidari et al. (2022) * * * ** - ** * 8
Cardinal et al. (2019) * * * ** - ** * 8
Caumo et al. (2016) * * * ** - ** * 8
Deitos et al. (2018) * * * ** - ** * 8
Elkfury et al. (2021) * * * ** ** ** * 10
Fawzy et al. (2015) * * * ** ** ** * 10
Haas et al. (2010) * * * ** ** ** * 10
Iannuccelli et al. (2022) * * * ** ** ** * 10
Jablochkova et al. (2019) * * * ** * ** * 9
Laske et al. (2007) * * * ** ** ** * 10
Martin et al. (2018) * * * ** - ** * 8
Nugraha et al. (2013) * * * ** * ** * 9
Park et al. (2018) * * * ** - ** * 8
Polli et al. (2020) * * * ** ** ** * 10
Ranzolin et al. (2016) * * * ** * ** * 9
Sarchielli et al. (2007) * * * ** * ** * 9
Stefani et al. (2019) * * * ** - ** * 8
Taşkin et al. (2008) * * * ** - ** * 8
Xiao et al. (2022) * * * ** - ** * 8