Table 4. The Newcastle-Ottawa Scale (NOS) quality assessment of the included studies in this meta-analysis.
Cohort Star Template | ||||
Study | Selection (4) | Comparability (2) | Outcome (3) | Total (9) |
Wing | ☆☆☆☆ | ☆ | ☆☆☆ | 8 |
Gianantonio | ☆☆☆ | ☆ | ☆☆ | 6 |
Lian | ☆☆☆ | ☆☆☆ | 6 | |
Rosenfeld | ☆☆☆☆ | ☆ | ☆☆ | 7 |
Yoshihara | ☆☆☆☆ | ☆ | ☆☆☆ | 8 |
Andersen | ☆☆☆☆ | ☆☆ | ☆☆☆ | 9 |
Korelitz | ☆☆☆☆ | ☆ | ☆☆☆ | 8 |
Lo | ☆☆☆☆ | ☆ | ☆☆☆ | 8 |
Hawken | ☆☆☆ | ☆☆☆ | 6 | |
Case-Control Star Template | ||||
Study | Selection (4) | Comparability (2) | Exposure (3) | Total (9) |
Momotani | ☆☆☆☆ | ☆ | ☆☆ | 7 |
Clementi | ☆☆☆☆ | ☆☆ | ☆ | 7 |
Chen | ☆☆☆☆ | ☆ | ☆☆ | 7 |