Table 3.
Methodological quality of the studies
| Author | Year | Cohort selection | Comparability | Outcome ascertainment | Total score | Quality | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Article | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1a | 1b | 1c | 1 | 2 | 3 | |||
| Chikugo M et al. | 2018 | - | ★ | ★ | ★ | ★ | ★ | ★ | ★ | 7 | Good quality | ||
| Ferraz Amaro et al. | 2011 | ★ | ★ | ★ | ★ | ★★ | ★ | ★ | No | 8 | Good quality | ||
| Metsios et al. | 2007 | ★ | ★ | ★ | ★ | ★ | ★ | ★ | No | 7 | Good quality | ||
| Tournadre et al. | 2017 | ★ | - | ★ | ★ | ★ | ★ | ★ | No | 6 | Good quality | ||
| Toussirot et al. | 2020 | ★ | - | ★ | ★ | - | ★ | ★ | No | 5 | Poor quality | ||
| Al Khayyat et al. | 2021 | ★ | - | ★ | ★ | - | ★ | ★ | ★ | 6 | Good quality | ||
| Vial et al. | 2021 | ★ | ★ | ★ | ★ | ★★ | ★ | ★ | No | 8 | Good quality | ||
| Engvall et al. | 2010 | ★ | ★ | ★ | - | ★★ | ★ | ★ | No | 7 | Good quality | ||
| Marcora et al. | 2006 | ★ | ★ | ★ | - | - | ★ | ★ | ★ | 6 | Good quality | ||