Table 2. | Newcastle-Ottawa scale for assessing quality of non-randomized studies categorized as low-quality (0 - 3 stars), moderate quality (4 - 6 stars), and high quality (7 - 9 stars) |
Study |
Year of publication |
Selection (maximum 4 stars) |
Comparability (maximum 2 stars) |
Outcome (maximum 3 stars) |
Total score/ quality |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Misch et al [24] | 1997 | ★★★★ | ★★ | ☆★☆ | 7 stars/high quality |
Cordaro et al. [25] | 2002 | ★★★★ | ★★ | ☆★☆ | 7 stars/high quality |
Clavero et al. [26] | 2003 | ★★★★ | ★★ | ☆★☆ | 7 stars/high quality |
Silva et al. [27] | 2006 | ★★★★ | ★★ | ☆★☆ | 7 stars/high quality |
Raghoebar et al. [28] | 2007 | ★★★★ | ★★ | ☆★☆ | 7 stars/high quality |
Andersson et al. [29] | 2008 | ★★★★ | ★★ | ☆★☆ | 7 stars/high quality |
Cordaro et al. [30] | 2011 | ★★★★ | ★★ | ★★★ | 9 stars/high quality |
Altiparmak et al. [31] | 2015 | ★★★★ | ★★ | ☆★☆ | 7 stars/high quality |
Ersanli et al. [32] | 2016 | ★★★★ | ★★ | ☆★☆ | 7 stars/high quality |
Pereira et al. [33] | 2019 | ★★★★ | ★★ | ☆★☆ | 7 stars/high quality |