Table 4.
Studies/Domains | Selection | Comparability | Outcome | |||||
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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.