Table 2 Details of study quality evaluation via the Newcastle–Ottawa Scale
From: Long-term glycemic variability and risk of stroke in patients with diabetes: a meta-analysis
Study | Representativeness of the exposed cohort | Selection of the non-exposed cohort | Ascertainment of exposure | Outcome not present at baseline | Control for age | Control for other confounding factors | Assessment of outcome | Enough long follow-up duration | Adequacy of follow-up of cohorts | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Lin (2014) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 |
Lee (2017) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 |
Lee (2020) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 |
Li (2020) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 |
Scott (2020) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
Shen (2021) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
Sato (2021) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 |