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. 2018 Apr 12;10(4):478. doi: 10.3390/nu10040478

Table 3.

Quality assessment of included studies.

Cohort Studies/Cross-Sectional Studies
Author, Year Selection Comparability Outcome
Representative of Exposed Cohort Selection of Non-Exposed Cohort Ascertainment of Exposure Demonstration That Outcome of Interest Was Not Present at Start of Study Control For Important Factors Additional Factors Assessment of Outcome Follow-Up Adequacy of Follow-Up Score
Gould et al., 2015 [19] Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 9
Accortt et al., 2016 [20] No Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes No 6
Fu et al., 2014 [22] Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 8
Gur et al., 2013 [23] Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes 8
Murphy et al., 2010 [24] No No Yes No Yes Yes Yes No No 4
Robinson et al., 2014 [25] Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes No, modified No Yes 6
Williams et al., 2016 [26] Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes 8
Huang et al., 2014 [27] Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes No No 6
Brandenbarg et al., 2012 [28] Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes No Yes 7
Cassidy-Bushrow et al., 2012 [29] Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 9
Miyake et al., 2015 [30] Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes No No 6
Arnold et al., 2013 [31] Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes No No No 5
Case Controls
Selection Comparability of Cases and Controls on Basis of Design of Analysis Outcome
Author, Year Adequate Case Definition Representative of Cases Selection of Controls Definition of Controls Ascertainment of Exposure Same Method of Ascertainment for Cases and Controls Non-Response Rate Score
Nielsen et al., 2013 [21] Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 8