Table 2.
NOS score of included studies.
Column | Entries | First author | |||||||
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Li, 2005 | Zhang, 2006 | Zhang, 2007 | Wan, 2012 | Li, 2010 | Luo, 2011 | Zhan, 2014 | Zhu, 2015 | ||
Section | Is the definition adequate | ☆ | ☆ | ☆ | ☆ | ☆ | ☆ | ☆ | ☆ |
Representativeness of the cases | ☆ | ☆ | ☆ | ☆ | ☆ | ☆ | ☆ | ☆ | |
Selection of controls | ☆ | ☆ | ☆ | ||||||
Definition of controls | ☆ | ☆ | ☆ | ☆ | ☆ | ☆ | ☆ | ☆ | |
| |||||||||
Comparability | Comparability of cases and controls on the basis of the design and analysis | ☆ | ☆ | ☆ | ☆ | ☆ | ☆ | ☆ | ☆ |
Ascertainment of exposure | ☆ | ☆ | ☆ | ☆ | ☆ | ||||
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Exposure | Same method of ascertainment for cases and controls | ☆ | ☆ | ☆ | ☆ | ☆ | ☆ | ||
Nonresponse rate | ☆ | ☆ | ☆ | ☆ | ☆ | ☆ | ☆ | ||
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Total scores | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 |