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. 2021 Dec 17;13(12):4534. doi: 10.3390/nu13124534

Table 4.

Summary of Quality Assessment of the included studies using the Newcastle–Ottawa Quality Assessment Scale (adapted for cross-sectional studies).

Studies/Domains Selection Comparability Outcome
Representativeness of the Sample Sample Size Non-Respondents: Ascertainment of the Exposure (Risk Factor) Comparability Assessment of the Outcome Statistical Test Quality
Willens et al., 2013 [37] * * * ** ** ** * Good (5 + 2 + 3)
McNaughton et al., 2014 [35] * * * ** ** * * Good (5 + 2 + 2)
Glashen, 2015 [33] Good (5 + 2 + 2)
Gaffari-fam et al., 2020 [25] * * * ** ** * * Good (5 + 2 + 2)
Aboumatar et al., 2013 [38] * * * ** * * * Good (5 + 1 + 2)
Suon and Ruaisungnoen, 2019 [41] * * * ** * * * Good (5 + 1 + 2)
Yilmazel and Centikaya, 2017 [30] * * * ** * * * Good (5 + 1 + 2)
Lenahan et al., 2013 [39] * * ** ** * * Good (4 + 2 + 2)
Hutchison et al., 2014 [42] * * ** ** * * Good (4 + 2 + 2)
Luta et al., 2018 [3] * * ** ** * * Good (4 + 2 + 2)
Hall et al., 2016 [31] * * ** ** * * Good (4 + 2 + 2)
Hu et al., 2017 [29] * * ** ** * * Good (4 + 2 + 2)
Costa et al., 2019 [26] * * ** ** * * Good (4 + 2 + 2)
Selcuk et al., 2018 [28] * * ** * * * Good (4 + 1 + 2)
Borges et al., 2019 [27] * * ** * * * Good (4 + 1 + 2)
Wannasirikul et al., 2016 [32] * * * * * * * Good (4 + 1 + 2)
Ko et al., 2013 [36] * ** ** * * Good (3 + 2 + 2)
Shibuya et al., 2011 [40] * * * ** * * Good (3 + 2 + 2)

Good quality: 3 or 4 stars in the selection domain, 1 or 2 two stars in the comparability domain, and 2 or 3 stars in the outcome/exposure domain. Fair quality: 2 stars in the selection domain, 1 or 2 stars in the comparability domain, and 2 or 3 stars in the outcome/exposure domain. Poor quality: 0 or 1 star in the selection domain, 0 stars in the comparability domain, and 0 or 1 star in the outcome/exposure domain.