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01 July 2015 : Meta-Analysis  China (mainland)

Gonorrhea and Prostate Cancer Incidence: An Updated Meta-Analysis of 21 Epidemiologic Studies

Wen-Qing Lian ABCDEF , Fei Luo ABCDEF , Xian-Lu Song BD , Yong-Jie Lu DG , Shan-Chao Zhao ACDEG

DOI: 10.12659/MSM.893579

Med Sci Monit 2015; 21:1895-1903

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Supplementary Table 1. Quality assessment using the Newcastle-Ottawa Scale.

A. Methodologic quality of case-control studies included in the meta-analysis.
SelectionComparabilityExposureTotal quality scores
Adequate definition of casesRepresentativeness of casesSelection of control subjectsDefinition of control subjectsStudy controls for age / genderStudy controls for additional factorsExposure assessmentSame method of ascertainment for cases and controlsNon-Response rate
Baker et al., 1981++−+++−++7
Checkoway et al., 1987++−+−−+++6
Hayes et al., 2000++++++−+−7
Heshmat et al., 1975+++−+−−++6
Hiatt et al., 1994++++++−++8
Honda et al., 1988++++++−++8
Hrbacek et al., 2011++−+−−+++6
Hsieh et al., 1999++−+−−−++5
Huang et al., 2008++++++−++8
Ilic et al., 1996++−+++−+−6
La Vecchia et al., 1993++−+++−++7
Lees et al., 1985++−++−−++6
Mishina et al., 1985++++++++−8
Oishi et al., 1989−+−+++−++6
Patel et al., 2005++++++−+−7
Pelucchi et al., 2006++−+++−++7
Rosenblatt et al., 2001++++++−+−7
Sanderson et al., 2004++++++−+−7
Sarma et al., 2006++++++−+−7
B. Methodologic quality of cohort studies included in the meta-analysis.
Sutcliffe et al., 2006Cheng et al., 2010
SelectionRepresentativeness of the exposed cohort++
Selection of the unexposed cohort++
Ascertainment of exposure+−
Outcome of interest was not present at start of study shown++
ComparabilityStudy controls for age/gender++
Study controls for additional factors++
OutcomeAssessment of outcome++
Follow-up long enough for outcomes++
Adequacy of follow up++
Quality score98
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