Table 3.
Selection | Comparability | Outcome | |||||||||
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Study | Representativeness of the Exposed Cohort | Selection of Non-exposed Cohort | Ascertainment of Exposure | Outcome of Interest | Cohorts | Control for Additional Factor | Assessment of Outcome | Sufficient Follow-Up | Adequacy of Follow-Up | Total | Quality |
chung 2021 [23] | * | 0 | * | * | * | 0 | * | * | 0 | 6 | moderate |
song 2020 (1) [19] | * | 0 | * | * | * | 0 | * | * | 0 | 6 | moderate |
song 2020 (2) [18] | * | 0 | * | * | * | 0 | * | * | 0 | 6 | moderate |
song 2020 (3) [21] | * | 0 | * | * | * | 0 | * | * | 0 | 6 | moderate |
Lee 2021 [22] | * | * | * | * | * | 0 | * | * | 0 | 7 | high |
Ryu 2022 [20] | * | 0 | * | * | * | 0 | * | * | * | 7 | high |
Lim 2021 [17] | * | * | * | * | * | 0 | * | * | * | 8 | high |
* means the subject gets points in that area