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. 2026 Mar 17;16:1767224. doi: 10.3389/fcimb.2026.1767224

Table 1.

Newcastle–Ottawa Scale (NOS) risk of bias assessment for included cohort studies.

First author, year Representativeness of exposed cohort Selection of non-exposed cohort Ascertainment of exposure Outcome not present at start Comparability of cohorts Assessment of outcome Follow-up duration adequate Completeness of follow-up Overall risk of bias (NOS-based)
Shi, 2022 Low risk Some concerns Low risk Low risk Some concerns Low risk Low risk Some concerns Some concerns
Molina et al., 2024 Low risk Some concerns Low risk Low risk Some concerns Low risk Low risk Some concerns Some concerns