Author | Study design | Selection | Comparability | Outcome | ||||
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Representativeness of the sample | Sample size | Non-respondents | Ascertainment of the exposure (risk factor) | Assessment of outcome | Statistical test | |||
Dabiri et al. [19] | CS | * | - | * | ** | NA | ** | * |
Taghvaei et al. [20] | CS | * | - | * | * | NA | ** | * |
Wang et al. [21] | CS | * | * | * | * | NA | ** | * |
Yakoob et al. [22] | CS | * | * | * | ** | NA | ** | * |
Yang et al. [23] | CS | * | - | * | ** | NA | * | * |
Gucin et al. [24] | CS | * | - | * | ** | NA | * | * |
Shrestha et al. [25] | CS | * | - | * | ** | NA | * | * |
Ouyang et al. [26] | CS | * | * | * | ** | NA | * | * |
Kim et al. [27] | CS | * | - | * | ** | NA | ** | * |
Shukla et al. [28] | CS | * | - | * | ** | NA | ** | * |
Cherati et al. [29] | CS | * | - | * | ** | NA | ** | * |
Raei et al. [30] | CS | * | - | * | ** | NA | ** | * |
Abdi et al. [31] | CS | * | - | * | * | NA | ** | * |
Goudarzi et al. [32] | CS | * | - | * | * | NA | ** | * |
Al-Sabary et al. [33] | CS | - | - | * | ** | NA | ** | * |
Ranjbar et al. [34] | CS | - | - | * | ** | NA | ** | * |
Yadegar et al. [35] | CS | * | - | * | ** | NA | ** | * |
Kupcinskas et al. [36] | CS | * | * | * | * | NA | ** | * |
Oh et al. [37] | CS | - | - | * | * | NA | * | * |
Wang et al. [38] | CS | - | - | * | ** | NA | * | * |
Sakitani et al. [39] | CS | * | - | * | ** | NA | * | * |
Pakbaz et al. [40] | CS | * | - | * | ** | NA | * | * |
Sedarat et al. [41] | CS | * | - | * | ** | NA | ** | * |
Shadman et al. [42] | CS | * | * | * | ** | NA | ** | * |
Shin et al. [43] | CS | * | - | * | ** | NA | * | * |
Archampong et al. [44] | CS | - | - | * | ** | NA | * | * |
Xie et al. [45] | CS | - | - | * | ** | NA | ** | * |
Deng et al. [46] | CS | * | - | * | ** | NA | ** | * |
Shi et al. [47] | CS | * | - | * | ** | NA | ** | * |
Yu et al. [48] | CS | * | - | * | ** | NA | ** | * |
Szkaradkiewicz et al. [49] | CS | * | - | * | ** | NA | ** | * |
Taghizadeh et al. [50] | CS | * | - | * | ** | NA | ** | * |
Vilar e Silva et al. [51] | CS | * | - | * | ** | NA | ** | * |
Gantuya et al. [52] | CS | * | * | * | ** | NA | ** | * |
Shukla et al. [53] | CS | * | - | * | ** | NA | ** | * |
Hu et al. [54] | CS | - | - | * | ** | NA | ** | * |
Tahara et al. [55] | CS | - | - | * | * | NA | ** | * |
Ono et al. [56] | CS | * | - | * | * | NA | * | * |
Pandey et al. [57] | CS | * | - | * | * | NA | ** | * |
Huang et al. [58] | CS | * | - | * | * | NA | ** | * |
Xie et al. [59] | CS | * | - | * | ** | NA | ** | * |
Nam et al. [60] | CS | * | - | * | ** | NA | ** | * |
Saber et al. [61] | CS | * | - | * | ** | NA | ** | * |
Matsunari et al. [62] | CS | * | - | * | ** | NA | * | * |
Khatoon et al. [63] | CS | - | - | * | ** | NA | ** | * |
Amiri et al. [64] | CS | - | - | * | ** | NA | ** | * |
Farajzadeh Sheikh et al. [65] | CS | * | - | * | ** | NA | ** | * |
El Khadir et al. [66] | CS | * | - | * | ** | NA | ** | * |
Park et al. [67] | CS | * | - | * | * | NA | ** | * |
Yoon et al. [68] | CS | * | - | * | * | NA | * | * |
Guo et al. [69] | CS | * | - | * | * | NA | ** | * |
Haddadi et al. [70] | CS | * | - | * | * | NA | ** | * |
Khan et al. [71] | CS | * | - | * | ** | NA | ** | * |
Santos et al. [72] | CS | * | - | * | ** | NA | ** | * |
GholizadeTobnagh et al. [73] | CS | * | - | * | ** | NA | * | * |
Toyoda et al. [74] | CS | * | - | * | ** | NA | ** | * |
Thirunavukkarasu et al. [75] | CS | - | - | * | ** | NA | ** | * |
Bakhti et al. [76] | CS | - | - | * | ** | NA | ** | * |
Vannarath et al. [77] | CS | * | - | * | ** | NA | * | * |
Wei et al. [78] | CS | * | - | * | ** | NA | ** | * |
Abu-Taleb et al. [79] | CS | * | - | * | ** | NA | ** | * |
Chomvarin et al. [80] | CS | * | - | * | ** | NA | ** | * |
Bilgiç et al. [81] | CS | * | - | * | ** | NA | * | * |
Abadi et al. [82] | CS | - | - | * | ** | NA | ** | * |
Abadi et al. [83] | CS | * | - | * | ** | NA | ** | * |
Ohkusa et al. [84] | CS | * | - | * | ** | NA | ** | * |
Herrera et al. [85] | CS | * | - | * | ** | NA | * | * |
Tanaka et al. [86] | CS | * | - | * | ** | NA | ** | * |
Choi et al. [87] | CS | * | - | * | ** | NA | ** | * |
Masoumi Asl et al. [88] | HBS | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Vinagre et al. [89] | HBS | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Khatoon et al. [90] | HBS | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |