Table 3.
Quality assessment table
| Study |
Sample |
Prognostic factors |
Follow-up |
|||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Source of sample clearly defined | Enough description of the sample | Clear definition/description of the used prognostic factor | Measured appropriately (reliability, validity) | Completeness rate (>80%) | Adequate description of completeness | |
| Fulde et al. 1995 [18] |
P |
P |
Y |
Y |
Y |
N |
| A. Junge et al. 1995 [19] |
P |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
| Schade et al. 1999 [21] |
P |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
N |
| V. GRAVER et al. 1999 [20] |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
| Kohlboek et al. 2004 [23] |
Y |
Y |
P |
Y |
Y |
N |
| L. Arpino et al. 2004 [22] |
Y |
P |
Y |
Y |
N |
N |
| Den Boer et al. 2006 [24] |
P |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
| Silverplats et al. 2010 [27] |
P |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
N |
| JOHANSSON et al. 2010 (A) [26] |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
| D’Angelo et al. 2010 [25] |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
P |
| Kleinstueck et al. 2011 [29] |
Y |
Y |
Y |
P |
Y |
N |
| Chaichana et al. 2011 [28] |
P |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
| Sorensen and Mors 1989 [17] |
Y |
P |
P |
Y |
Y |
Y |
|
Study |
Ouxtcome |
Analysis |
|
Score out of (22) Y=2, P=1, N=0 |
||
|
Clear definition/description of the used outcome |
Measured appropriately (reliability, validity) |
Enough description |
Appropriate analysis |
Account for confounding with appropriate analysis |
||
| Fulde et al. 1995 [18] |
Y |
N |
P |
Y |
N |
13 |
| A. Junge et al. 1995 [19] |
Y |
N |
Y |
Y |
Y |
19 |
| Schade et al. 1999 [21] |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
19 |
| V. GRAVER et al. 1999 [20] |
Y |
P |
P |
Y |
P |
19 |
| Kohlboek et al. 2004 [23] |
Y |
P |
P |
P |
Not clear |
14 |
| L. Arpino et al. 2004 [22] |
Y |
Y |
P |
Y |
P |
15 |
| Den Boer et al. 2006 [24] |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
21 |
| Silverplats et al. 2010 [27] |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
19 |
| JOHANSSON et al. 2010 [26] |
Y |
Y |
P |
Y |
P |
20 |
| D’Angelo et al. 2010 [25] |
Y |
Y |
P |
Y |
P |
19 |
| Kleinstueck et al. 2011 [29] |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
19 |
| Chaichana et al. 2011 [28] |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
21 |
| Sorensen and Mors 1989 [17] | Y | N | Y | P | P | 16 |