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. 2022 Mar 28;9(1):e000599. doi: 10.1136/lupus-2021-000599

Table 2.

Score of studies included in the meta-analysis based on NOS

Reference Selection Comparability Exposure Total score
Adequate definition of cases Representativeness of the cases Selection of controls Definition of controls Comparability of cases and controls on the basis of the design or analysis Ascertainment of exposure Same method of ascertainment for cases and controls Non-response rate
Bellocchi et al12 ☆☆ 6
van der et al8 ☆☆ 7
Luo et al66 ☆☆ 8
Hevia et al7 ☆☆ ☆☆ 8
Wei et al14 ☆☆ 7
He et al63 ☆☆ 8
Guo et al55 ☆☆ 8
Li et al67 ☆☆ 7
Zhu13 ☆☆ 7
Chen et al52 ☆☆ 8
Sun et al68 ☆☆ 8

☆: representative studies meet one criteria ☆☆: representative studies meet two criteria.

NOS, Newcastle-Ottawa Quality Assessment Scale.