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. 2019 Aug 7;14(12):2156–2163. doi: 10.4103/1673-5374.262599

Additional Table 1.

Newcastle-Ottawa Scale Assessment of Case-Control Studies

Articale Selection Combarability Exposure Scores



Case Definition Representativeness of the cases Selection of controls Definition of controls Ascertainment of exposure Same determination method adoption Non-response rate








Requires some independent validation Record linkage No description All eligible cases with outcome of interest over a defined period of time Not satisfying requirements or not stated Community controls Hospital controls No description No history of Parkinson’s disease No mention of source Intakes of fat Other controlled factors Reliable record Structured survey Written self-report or medical record No description Yes No Identication No description Unidentication and have no expalnation
Logroscino et al. (1996) 7
Hellenbrand et al. (1996) 9
Powers et al. (2009) 9
Miyake et al. (2010) 9
Kamel et al. (2015) 7