Table 3.
NOS Tool Critical Appraisal
| Author (year) | Selection | Comparability | Outcome | Quality rating | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Representativeness of the exposed cohort | Ascertainment of the exposure | Outcome not present at start of study | Study controls applied and reported | Assessment of the outcome | Statistical tests appropriate | ||
| Kirizuka et al. (1997) | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Good |
| Nishikawa et al. (2015) | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Good |
| Ohkouchi et al. (2013) | No | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | No | Fair |
| Sugisawa et al. (2017) | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Good |
| Anderson et al. (2009) | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Good |
| Gotanda et al. (2015) | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Good |
| Hyre et al. (2007) | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Good |
| Lee et al. (2016) | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Good |
| Lurie et al. (2015) | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Good |
| Malik et al. (2018) | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Good |
| Sharma et al. (2008) | No | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | No | Good |
| Delfino et al. (2009) | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Good |
| Mott et al. (2005) | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Good |
| Parthum et al. (2017) | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Good |
| Rappold et al. (2011) | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Good |
| Reid et al. (2016) | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Good |
| Tinling et al. (2016) | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Good |