Table 3 Detail data from Quality assessment
NOS section Author | Selection | Comparability | Exposure | Total stars | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Is the case definition adequate? | Representativeness of the cases | Selection of Controls | Definition of Controls | Comparability of cases and controls | Ascertainment of exposure | Same method of ascertainment for cases and controls | Non-Response Rate | ||
Cikot | ★ | ★ | ★ | ★ | ★ | ● | ★ | ★ | 7 |
Paliogiannis | ★ | ★ | ★ | ● | ★★ | ★ | ★ | ★ | 8 |
Radulescu1 | ★ | ★ | ★ | ● | ★ | ● | ★ | ★ | 6 |
Radulescu2 | ★ | ★ | ★ | ● | ★ | ★ | ★ | ★ | 7 |
Romano | ★ | ● | ★ | ★ | ★ | ★ | ★ | ★ | 7 |
Sato | ★ | ★ | ★ | ★ | ★ | ★ | ★ | ★ | 8 |
Suzuki | ★ | ★ | ★ | ★ | ★ | ● | ★ | ★ | 7 |
Yuliandar | ★ | ★ | ★ | ● | ★ | ● | ★ | ★ | 6 |
Huang | ★ | ● | ★ | ★ | ★ | ★ | ★ | ★ | 7 |
Li | ★ | ★ | ★ | ● | ★★ | ● | ★ | ★ | 7 |
Rodriguez | ★ | ★ | ★ | ● | ★ | ● | ★ | ★ | 6 |
Wu | ★ | ★ | ★ | ● | ★ | ● | ★ | ★ | 6 |