Table 3 Quality of the studies on the Newcastle-Ottawa Quality Assessment Scale for cohort studies.

From: Association between duration of breastfeeding and malocclusions in primary and mixed dentition: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Author (Year)

Selection (****)

Comparability (**)

Outcome (***)

Total Score

 

1

2

3

4

5a

5b

6

7

8

 

Agarwal et al.23 (2016)

*

*

    

*

*

 

4

Germa et al.24 (2016)

*

*

    

*

*

*

5

Feldens et al.32 (2016)

*

*

    

*

*

 

4

Lopes-Freire et al.7 (2015)

*

*

*

   

*

*

 

5

Peres et al.10 (2015)

*

*

*

   

*

*

*

6

Chen et al.9 (2015)

*

*

    

*

*

 

4

Sum et al.29 (2015)

*

*

    

*

*

 

4

Agarwal et al.23 (2014)

*

*

    

*

*

 

4

Limeira et al.8 (2014)

*

*

 

*

  

*

*

*

6

Moimaz et al.28 (2014)

*

*

*

   

*

*

*

6

Galan-Gonzalez et al.11 (2014)

*

*

    

*

*

 

4

Correa-Faria et al.12 (2014)

*

*

*

   

*

*

 

5

Bueno et al.27 (2013)

*

*

*

   

*

*

 

5

Caramez da Silva et al.14 (2012)

*

*

    

*

*

*

5

Thomaz et al.31 (2012)

*

*

    

*

*

*

5

Raftowicz-Wojcik et al.6 (2011)

   

*

  

*

*

 

3

Nahas-Scocate et al.13 (2011)

*

*

    

*

*

 

4

Romero et al.26 (2011)

*

*

    

*

*

 

4

Massuia et al.18 (2011)

*

*

    

*

*

 

4

Diouf et al.36 (2010)

*

*

*

   

*

*

 

5

Kobayashi et al.22 (2010)

*

*

    

*

*

 

4

Leite-Cavalcanti et al.35 (2007)

*

*

    

*

*

 

4

Peres et al.21 (2007a)

*

*

*

   

*

*

*

6

Peres et al.25 (2007b)

*

*

    

*

*

*

5

Lescano de Ferrer et al.20 (2006)

*

*

    

*

*

 

4

Luz et al.30 (2006)

*

*

    

*

*

*

5

Lopez del Valle et al.34 (2006)

*

*

*

   

*

*

 

5

Viggiano et al.4 (2004)

*

*

*

   

*

*

 

5

Warren et al.5 (2002)

*

*

    

*

*

*

5

Karjalainen et al.19 (1999)

*

*

*

   

*

*

*

6

  1. Criteria: (1) Representativeness of the exposed cohort. (2) Selection of the non-exposed cohort. (3) Ascertainment of exposure. (4) Demonstration that outcome of interest was not present at start of study. (5) Comparability of cohorts on the basis of the design or analysis, (5a) for one factor and (5b) for additional factor. (6) Assessment of outcome. (7) Duration of follow-up period. (8) Adequacy of follow-up.