Author, year | Case definition | Representativeness of the cases | Selection of controls | Definition of controls | Comparability | Ascertainment of exposure | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Alberti, 2007 [6] | + | Â | + | + | + | ++ | ++++++ |
Baudrand, 2010 [9] | + | + | Â | + | Â | ++ | +++++ |
Baudrand, 2011 [10] | + | + | Â | Â | Â | + | +++ |
Desbriere, 2006 [15] | + | Â | Â | + | Â | ++ | ++++ |
Dujic, 2012 | + | + | + | + | Â | +++ | +++++++ |
Engeli, 2004 [16] | + | + | + | + | Â | +++ | +++++++ |
Franks, 2004 [30] | + | + | + | Â | + | +++ | +++++++ |
Gandhi, 2013 [31] | + | + | + | + | Â | ++ | ++++++ |
Goedecke, 2006 [11] | + | + | Â | Â | + | + | ++++ |
Gyllenhammer, 2014 [12] | + | + | Â | Â | ++ | + | +++++ |
Ku, 2009 [32] | + | + | + | + | + | +++ | ++++++++ |
Leyvraz, 2012 [17] | + | + | Â | Â | Â | + | +++ |
Lindsay, 2003 [13] | + | + | Â | Â | + | ++ | +++++ |
Makkonen, 2007 [18] | + | Â | + | + | + | ++ | ++++++ |
Mariniello, 2006 [19] | + | Â | + | + | Â | ++ | +++++ |
Michailidou, 2007 [20] | + | Â | Â | Â | + | ++ | ++++ |
Michalaki, 2012 [7] | + | Â | Â | + | Â | ++ | ++++ |
Miyamoto, 2009 [2009] | + | + | + | Â | + | ++ | ++++++ |
Moon, 2011 [34] | + | + | + | + | + | +++ | ++++++++ |
Munoz, 2009 [8] | + | + | Â | Â | Â | ++ | ++++ |
Nair, 2004 [35] | + | + | + | Â | + | +++ | +++++++ |
Paulmyer-Lacroix, 2002 [21] | + | + | + | + | Â | +++ | +++++++ |
Paulsen, 2007 [22] | + | Â | Â | + | Â | ++ | ++++ |
Robitaille, 2004 [36] | + | Â | Â | Â | Â | +++ | ++++ |
Simonyte, 2009 [24] | + | Â | Â | Â | + | ++ | ++++ |
Simonyte, 2010 [23] | + | + | Â | Â | + | + | ++++ |
Svendsen, 2009 [25] | + | + | + | + | ++ | ++ | ++++++++ |
Tomlinson, 2002 [26] | + | Â | Â | + | Â | ++ | ++++ |
Tomlinson, 2008 [14] | + | + | Â | Â | ++ | + | +++++ |
Turek, 2014 [37] | + | + | Â | Â | + | ++ | +++++ |
Wake, 2003 [27] | + | + | Â | Â | ++ | + | +++++ |
Zha, 2009 [28] | + | + | Â | + | + | ++ | ++++++ |