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World J Clin Cases. Apr 26, 2022; 10(12): 3787-3800
Published online Apr 26, 2022. doi: 10.12998/wjcc.v10.i12.3787
Published online Apr 26, 2022. doi: 10.12998/wjcc.v10.i12.3787
Table 2 Quality assessment of the included studies (n = 17)
| No. | Ref. | Representativeness | Sample size justification | Non-response | Ascertainment of exposure | Control for confounding | Assessment of outcome | Statistical tests | Overall quality |
| 1 | Ahmedani et al[33], 2015 | 1 star | 0 star | 0 star | 1 star | 2 stars | 1 star | 1 star | Satisfactory |
| 2 | Buja et al[36], 2020 | 1 star | 1 star | 1 star | 1 star | 2 stars | 1 star | 1 star | Good |
| 3 | Chakrabarti et al[22], 2021 | 1 star | 0 star | 1 star | 1 star | 2 stars | 1 star | 1 star | Good |
| 4 | Dharmarajan et al[29], 2013 | 1 star | 1 star | 0 star | 1 star | 2 stars | 1 star | 1 star | Good |
| 5 | Dong et al[30], 2017 | 0 star | 0 star | 0 star | 1 star | 2 stars | 1 star | 1 star | Satisfactory |
| 6 | Faverio et al[31], 2020 | 1 star | 0 star | 0 star | 1 star | 2 stars | 1 star | 1 star | Satisfactory |
| 7 | Graversen et al[23], 2020 | 1 star | 1 star | 1 star | 1 star | 2 stars | 1 star | 1 star | Good |
| 8 | Graversen et al[24], 2021 | 1 star | 0 star | 1 star | 1 star | 2 stars | 1 star | 1 star | Good |
| 9 | Jain et al[34], 2018 | 1 star | 1 star | 0 star | 1 star | 2 stars | 1 star | 1 star | Good |
| 10 | Jang et al[35], 2020 | 1 star | 1 star | 1 star | 1 star | 2 stars | 1 star | 1 star | Good |
| 11 | Knox[32], 2019 | 0 star | 0 star | 0 star | 1 star | 0 star | 1 star | 0 star | Unsatisfactory |
| 12 | Lee et al[25], 2017 | 1 star | 1 star | 1 star | 1 star | 2 stars | 1 star | 1 star | Good |
| 13 | Mather et al[11], 2013 | 1 star | 0 star | 1 star | 1 star | 2 stars | 1 star | 1 star | Good |
| 14 | Nagasako et al[27], 2014 | 0 star | 1 star | 0 star | 0 star | 0 star | 1 star | 1 star | Unsatisfactory |
| 15 | Shams et al[28], 2014 | 0 star | 1 star | 0 star | 1 star | 0 star | 1 star | 0 star | Unsatisfactory |
| 16 | Shorr et al[12], 2013 | 1 star | 1 star | 1 star | 1 star | 2 stars | 1 star | 1 star | Good |
| 17 | Toledo et al[26], 2018 | 1 star | 0 star | 1 star | 1 star | 2 stars | 1 star | 1 star | Good |
- Citation: Fang YY, Ni JC, Wang Y, Yu JH, Fu LL. Risk factors for hospital readmissions in pneumonia patients: A systematic review and meta-analysis. World J Clin Cases 2022; 10(12): 3787-3800
- URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/2307-8960/full/v10/i12/3787.htm
- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.12998/wjcc.v10.i12.3787