Table 3.2.
New castle Ottawa Scale for quality assessment of case‐control studies.
| Study ID | Dalton et al. (2023) 30 | Deputy et al. (2023) 15 | Rosenberg et al. (2022) 31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Is the case definition adequate? | ★ | ★ | ★ |
| 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 | ★ | ★ | ★ |
| Nonresponse rate | ★ | ★ | ★ |