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World J Gastrointest Oncol. May 15, 2025; 17(5): 105148
Published online May 15, 2025. doi: 10.4251/wjgo.v17.i5.105148
Published online May 15, 2025. doi: 10.4251/wjgo.v17.i5.105148
Table 2 The quality assessment according to Newcastle-Ottawa Scale of each cohort study
| Ref. | Representativeness of the exposed cohort | Selection of the non-exposed cohort | Ascertainment of exposure | Demonstration that outcome of interest was not present at start of study | Comparability of cohorts on the basis of the design or analysis | Assessment of outcome | Was follow-up long enough | Adequacy of follow up of cohorts | Total score |
| Tseng et al[26] | ★ | ★ | ★ | ★ | ★ | ★ | ★ | 7 | |
| Hosaka et al[16] | ★ | ★ | ★ | ★ | ★ | ★ | ★ | 7 | |
| Hsieh et al[18] | ★ | ★ | ★ | ★ | ★★ | ★ | ★ | ★ | 9 |
| Kaneko et al[19] | ★ | ★ | ★ | ★ | ★ | ★ | ★ | 7 | |
| Suzuki et al[23] | ★ | ★ | ★ | ★ | ★ | ★ | ★ | 7 | |
| Liang et al[22] | ★ | ★ | ★ | ★ | ★ | ★ | ★ | ★ | 8 |
| To et al[25] | ★ | ★ | ★ | ★ | ★★ | ★ | ★ | ★ | 9 |
| Tseng et al[27] | ★ | ★ | ★ | ★★ | ★ | ★ | ★ | 8 | |
| Suzuki et al[24] | ★ | ★ | ★ | ★ | ★★ | ★ | ★ | 8 | |
| Hosaka et al[17] | ★ | ★ | ★ | ★ | ★★ | ★ | ★ | ★ | 9 |
| Ando et al[12] | ★ | ★ | ★ | ★ | ★★ | ★ | ★ | ★ | 9 |
| Chen et al[13] | ★ | ★ | ★ | ★ | ★★ | ★ | ★ | 8 | |
| Cheung et al[14] | ★ | ★ | ★ | ★ | ★★ | ★ | ★ | ★ | 9 |
| Tada et al[28] | ★ | ★ | ★ | ★ | ★ | ★ | ★ | ★ | 8 |
| Honda et al[15] | ★ | ★ | ★ | ★ | ★★ | ★ | ★ | ★ | 9 |
| Kumada et al[20] | ★ | ★ | ★ | ★ | ★★ | ★ | ★ | ★ | 9 |
| Kusakabe et al[21] | ★ | ★ | ★ | ★ | ★★ | ★ | ★ | ★ | 9 |
- Citation: Liang LB, Zhang HJ, Liu F, Su QL. Hepatitis B core-related antigen as a predictive biomarker for recurrence in primary hepatocellular carcinoma: A meta-analysis. World J Gastrointest Oncol 2025; 17(5): 105148
- URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1948-5204/full/v17/i5/105148.htm
- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.4251/wjgo.v17.i5.105148