Table S1.
Reference | Is the case definition adequate? | Representativeness of the cases | Selection of controls | Definition of controls | Comparability of cases and controls on the basis of the design or analysis | Ascertainment of exposure | Same method of ascertainment for cases and controls | Nonresponse rate | Total scores |
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Barbier et al 20111 | ⋆ | ⋆ | ⋆ | ⋆ | ⋆ | ⋆ | ⋆ | ☆ | 7 |
Casadei et al 20152 | ⋆ | ⋆ | ⋆ | ⋆ | ⋆⋆ | ⋆ | ☆ | ☆ | 7 |
Papalezova et al 20123 | ⋆ | ☆ | ⋆ | ⋆ | ⋆⋆ | ☆ | ⋆ | ☆ | 6 |
Golcher et al 20154 | ⋆ | ⋆ | ☆ | ⋆ | ⋆⋆ | ⋆ | ⋆ | ⋆ | 8 |
Mokdad et al 20175 | ⋆ | ☆ | ⋆ | ⋆ | ⋆⋆ | ⋆ | ⋆ | ⋆ | 8 |
Moutardier et al 20046 | ⋆ | ⋆ | ⋆ | ⋆ | ⋆⋆ | ☆ | ⋆ | ☆ | 7 |
Vento et al 20077 | ⋆ | ⋆ | ☆ | ⋆ | ⋆⋆ | ⋆ | ⋆ | ☆ | 7 |
Tajima et al 20128 | ⋆ | ⋆ | ☆ | ⋆ | ⋆⋆ | ☆ | ⋆ | ☆ | 6 |
Motoi et al 20149 | ⋆ | ⋆ | ⋆ | ⋆⋆ | ⋆ | ⋆ | ☆ | 7 | |
Fujii et al 201710 | ⋆ | ⋆ | ⋆ | ⋆ | ⋆⋆ | ☆ | ⋆ | ☆ | 7 |
Tzeng et al 201411 | ⋆ | ⋆ | ⋆ | ⋆ | ⋆⋆ | ☆ | ⋆ | ☆ | 7 |
Notes: ⋆, Get one point; ☆, get no point.