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. 2021 Jun 30;10:230. doi: 10.4103/jehp.jehp_1409_20

Supplementary Table 2.

Quality assessment of cross-sectional studies based on Newcastle-Ottawa quality assessment scale

Author, year Selection Comparability Outcome Total score



Representativeness of the sample Sample size Nonrespondents Ascertainment of the exposure The subjects in different outcome groups are comparable, based on the study design or analysis Assessment of the outcome Statistical test
Huang et al. (2010)[28] * * * ** * ** * 9
Riazi et al. (2017)[32] * * ** ** ** * 9
Straub et al. (2016)[35] * * ** ** ** * 9
Wan Noor Fatehah et al. (2019)[39] * * ** ** ** * 9