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. 2022 May 13;13:850750. doi: 10.3389/fphar.2022.850750

TABLE 2.

NOS scores of included studies.

First author, Year Selection Comparability Outcomes Scores
Representativeness of exposed cohort Selection of non-exposed cohort Ascertainment of exposure Demonstration that outcomes of interest was not present at start of study Comparability of cohorts on the basis of the design or analysis Assessment of outcomes Was follow-up long enough for outcomes to occur Adequacy of follow-up of cohorts
Hu Xin et al. (2020) ☆☆ 7
Lee et al. (2019) 7
Tsou et al. (2019) 8
Alcusky et al. (2019) 7
Quimby et al. (2018) 6
Stokes et al. (2018) ☆☆ 8
Ogunsakin et al. (2018) 7
Chang et al. (2017) ☆☆ 7
Spratt et al. (2016) 6
Kwon et al. (2015) ☆☆ 8
Sandulache et al. (2014) 8