| Table 2. Assessment of the quality of evidence. | ||||||
| Study | Study design | Study size | Methods of measuring exposure | Method of measuring outcome | Analysis with adjustment | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alexander et al., 1996 |
0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7/10 |
| Alexander et al., 1998 |
0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8/10 |
| Bonde et al., 2014 |
0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8/10 |
| Eibensteiner et al., 2005 |
0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5/10 |
| Farag et al., 2024 |
0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5/10 |
| Hovatta et al., 1998 |
0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8/10 |
| Hsu et al., 2009 |
0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7/10 |
| Kasperczyk et al., 2008 |
0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6/10 |
| Kuo et al., 1997 |
0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6/10 |
| Mahmoud et al., 2005 |
0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8/10 |
| Moran-Martinez et al., 2013 |
0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4/10 |
| Naha and Chowdhury, 2006 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7/10 |
| Naha and Manna, 2007 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7/10 |
| Naha et al., 2005 |
0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7/10 |
| Saaramen et al., 1987 |
0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6/10 |
| Telisman et al .,2000 |
0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7/10 |
| Wijesekara et al., 2020. |
0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6/10 |
Studies with values of at least 5 are of good quality of evidence.