Table 4. Risk of bias assessment.
Patel, et al. [29] | Silk, et al. [30] | Mathew, et al. [31] | Knisely, et al. [32] | |
Representativeness of exposed cohort | ||||
Selection of non-exposed cohort | ||||
Ascertainment of exposure | * | * | * | * |
Outcome of interest not present at start of study | ||||
Comparability (max 2) | * * | * * | * * | |
Assessment of outcome | * | * | * | * |
Adequacy of follow-up duration | * | * | * | * |
Adequacy of follow-up completeness | * | * | * | * |
Total score (max 9) | 6/9 | 6/9 | 4/9 | 6/9 |