Table 2.
Newcastle-Ottawa quality assessment of observational studies.
| First author, year | Study design | Selection | Comparability | Outcome | Total score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atkins JL et al. (Atkins et al., 2020) 2020 | Cohort | *** | ** | *** | 8 | Good |
| De Smet R et al. (De Smet et al., 2020) 2020 | Cohort | *** | ** | *** | 8 | Good |
| Garcez FB et al. (Garcez et al., 2020) 2020 | Cohort | *** | ** | **** | 9 | Good |
| Hammes J et al. (Hammes et al., 2020) 2020 | Cohort | *** | ** | ** | 7 | Good |
| Helms J et al. (Helms et al., 2020) 2020 | Cohort | *** | ** | *** | 8 | Good |
| Karlsson LK et al. (Karlsson et al., 2020) 2020 | Cohort | *** | ** | *** | 8 | Good |
| Kennedy M et al. (Kennedy et al., 2020) 2020 | Cohort | *** | ** | *** | 8 | Good |
| Khan SH et al. (Khan et al., 2020) 2020 | Cohort | *** | ** | **** | 9 | Good |
| Knopp P et al. (Knopp et al., 2020) 2020 | Cohort | *** | ** | *** | 8 | Good |
| Marengoni A et al. (Marengoni et al., 2020) 2020 | Cohort | *** | ** | *** | 8 | Good |
| Mattace-Raso F et al. (Mattace-Raso et al., 2020) 2020 | Cohort | ** | ** | *** | 7 | Good |
| Poloni TE et al. (Poloni et al., 2020) 2020 | Cohort | **** | ** | *** | 9 | Good |
| Rawle MJ et al. (Rawle et al., 2020) 2020 | Cohort | *** | ** | *** | 8 | Good |
| Rebora P et al. (Rebora et al., 2020) 2020 | Cohort | *** | ** | *** | 8 | Good |
| Romero-Sanchez CM et al. (Romero-Sánchez et al., 2020) 2020 | Cohort | *** | ** | *** | 8 | Good |
| Steinmeyer Z et al. (Steinmeyer et al., 2020) 2020 | Cohort | *** | ** | *** | 8 | Good |
| Ticinesi A et al. (Ticinesi et al., 2020) 2020 | Cohort | *** | ** | *** | 8 | Good |
| Vrillon A et al. (Vrillon et al., 2020) 2020 | Cohort | *** | ** | *** | 8 | Good |
| Zerah L et al. (Zerah et al., 2020) 2020 | Cohort | *** | ** | **** | 9 | Good |