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World J Clin Cases. Aug 16, 2025; 13(23): 105762
Published online Aug 16, 2025. doi: 10.12998/wjcc.v13.i23.105762
Table 1 Modified Newcastle–Ottawa Scale for included studies
Ref.ROBSelection
Study design
Outcome assessment
Confounding factor assessment
Data analysis
Study results
Representative sample
Adequate sample size
Accuracy of exposure/risk factors
Data quality control
Definition of cases and controls
Selection of control group
Accuracy of outcome
Timing of outcome assessment
Control of confounding factors
Stratification or multivariate analysis
Appropriateness of statistical methods
Reporting of results
Consistency of results
Openness and reproducibility
Soysal et al[21], 2024Medium++++++++
Strooker et al[20], 2022Low+++++++++++
Ali et al[19], 2022High++
Alresayes et al[18], 2021Medium+++++++