Study | Quality indicators from the Newcastle-Ottawa scale | Score | ||||||||||
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Selection | Comparability | Exposure/Outcome | ||||||||||
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5a | 5b | 6 | 7 | 8 | ||||
Ranucci [14] | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | 6 | ||
Ko [9] | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | 6 | ||
Mcllroy [21] | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | 8 | ||
Greason [11] | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | 7 | ||
Andersen [10] | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | 7 | ||
Mehta [22] | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | 8 | ||
Medalion [17] | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | 7 | ||
Hennessy [16] | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | 7 | ||
Del Duca [15] | No | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | 6 |