Table 3 Assessment of quality of included studies on the use of Nine-Star Newcastle-Ottawa Scale.

From: The relationship between weight change and risk of hip fracture: meta-analysis of prospective studies

 

Selection

 

Outcome assessment

 

Study (authors, year)

Representativeness of the exposed cohort

Selection of the nonexposed cohort

Ascertainment of exposure

Incident disease

Comparability

Assessment of outcome

Length of follow up

Adequacy of follow up

Score

Langlois et al. 1998

*

*

*

*

*

—

*

*

*******

Langlois et al. 2001

*

*

—

*

**

*

*

*

********

Meyer et al. 1998

*

*

*

*

**

*

*

*

*********

Amador et al. 2006

*

*

—

*

**

*

—

*

*******

Langlois et al. 1996

*

*

—

*

**

*

*

*

********

Ensrud et al. 2003

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

********

Mussolinoet al. 1998

*

*

—

*

**

*

*

*

********

French et al. 1996

*

*

—

*

**

—

*

*

*******

  1. Note One asterisk means one score, studies with more scores on behalf of higher quality.
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