Study | Global rating from sections A-F | Global rating for this study | |||||
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A) Selection bias | B) Study design | C) Confounders | D) Blinding | E) Data collection methods | F) Withdrawals and drop-outs | ||
Québec study | |||||||
Larochelle 2012 [10] | Strong | Moderate | Weak | Moderate | Strong | Strong | Moderate |
Simoncelli 2015 [11] | Strong | Moderate | Weak | Moderate | Strong | Strong | Moderate |
Birmingham study | |||||||
Bartlett 2014 [17] | Strong | Moderate | Weak | Moderate | Strong | Strong | Moderate |
McKiernan 2015 [14] | Weak | Moderate | Weak | Moderate | Weak | Strong | Weak |
Santra 2008 [12] | Moderate | Moderate | Weak | Moderate | Weak | Weak | Weak |
International cohort | |||||||
Mayorandan 2014 [18] | Weak | Moderate | Weak | Moderate | Weak | Strong | Weak |
Cross-sectional study | |||||||
Van Ginkel 2016 [19] | Weak | Weak | Weak | Moderate | Strong | Strong | Weak |