Table 3. Summary of study quality scores of the included cross-sectional and longitudinal cohort studies assessed by the Newcastle-Ottawa Scale (NOS).
| Cardiovascular health risk factor Type of discrimination (N = 67 Studies) |
Mean quality score for selection (max 4) |
Mean quality score for comparability (max 2) | Mean quality score for selection / exposure (max 3) |
Total mean quality score (max 9) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blood Pressure (n = 36) | ||||
| Race (n = 35) | 2.8 | 2.0 | 1.7 | 6.5 |
| Multiple types (n = 1) | 4.0 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 9.0 |
| Heart rate variability / heart rate (n = 4) | ||||
| Race (n = 4) | 3.3 | 1.7 | 2.2 | 7.2 |
| Blood/saliva cardiovascular biomarkers (n = 13) | ||||
| Race (n = 7) | 3.1 | 1.7 | 2.3 | 7.1 |
| Weight (n = 3) | 2.7 | 2.0 | 2.3 | 7.0 |
| Sexual orientation (n = 2) | 2.5 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 7.5 |
| Multiple types (n = 1) | 3.0 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 8.0 |
| Other cardiovascular health risk factors (n = 14) | ||||
| Race (n = 9) | 3.6 | 2.0 | 2.7 | 8.2 |
| Weight (n = 3) | 3.0 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 8.0 |
| Multiple types (n = 2) | 2.5 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 6.5 |
| Totals | 3.1 | 1.9 | 2.5 | 7.5 |
Note. The scoring for each individual study can be found in S1 Table.