Table 2.
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.