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. 2020 Oct 15;10(4):294–300.

Table 1.

Risk of bias assessment of nonrandomized studies included in the meta-analysis using the Newcastle-Ottawa

Study Yr Selection Comparability Outcomes



Cohort representability Selection of non-exposed cohort Ascertainment of exposure Outcome not present at baseline Comparability of cohorts for important factors Comparability of cohorts for other variables Assessment of outcome Follow-up long-enough for outcome Adequacy of follow-up Overall risk of bias
Fischer 2018 * * * * * * * * Low
Urena 2014 * * * * * * * Low
Dizon 2015 * * * * * * * Low
Toviabrodie 2017 * * * * * * * * Low
Doshi 2018 * * * * * * * Low
Bacik 2018 * * * * * Moderate

Yr: Year; *: Availability of variables.