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World J Gastrointest Surg. Sep 27, 2025; 17(9): 105134
Published online Sep 27, 2025. doi: 10.4240/wjgs.v17.i9.105134
Table 2 Article quality assessment by Newcastle-Ottawa Scale: Cohort study
Ref.
Representativeness of the exposed cohort (1)
Selection of the non-exposed cohort (1)
Ascertainment of exposure (1)
Demonstration that outcome of interest was not present at start of study
Compare ability of cohorts on the basis of the design or analysis (2)
Assessment of outcome (1)
Was follow up long enough for outcomes to occur (1)
Adequacy of follow up of cohorts (1)
Total
Liu et al[22], 2023111121119
Zhou et al[11], 2021111121119
Li et al[10], 2020111121119
Zhou et al[24], 2022111111118
Wang[16], 2019111121119
Yang et al[21], 2023111111118
Kinoshita et al[15], 2017111101117


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