Journal of Ophthalmology / 2023 / Article / Tab 3 / Review Article
Inhaled Corticosteroid Exposure and Risk of Cataract in Patients with Asthma and COPD: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis Table 3 Quality and bias risk assessment in included cohort and case-control studies.
Cohort studies Selection Comparability Exposure Score Representativeness of the cohort Nonexposed cohort Ascertainment of exposure Outcome of interest is not present at start of study Based on design and analysis (smoking, sex) Assessment of outcome Was follow-up long enough for outcomes to occur? Adequacy of follow-up of cohorts Derby and Maier [38 ] + + + + ++ + + − 8 Jick et al. [33 ] + + + + ++ + + + 9 Ernst et al. [34 ] + + + + ++ + + + 9 Wang et al. [21 ] + + + + + + + − 7 Miller et al. [36 ] + + + + ++ + + + 9 Sullivan et al. [17 ] + + + + + + + + 8 Daugherty et al. [39 ] + + + + + + + + 8 Flynn et al. [14 ] + + + + ++ + + + 9 Nath et al. [32 ] + − − + + + + + 6 Barry et al. [11 ] + + + − + + + + 7 Bloechlinger et al. [18 ] + + + + ++ + + + 9 Price et al. [16 ] + + + + ++ + + + 9 Case-control studies Is the case definition adequate? Representativeness of the cases Selection of Controls Definition of Controls Based on design and analysis (smoking, sex) Ascertainment of exposure Same method of ascertainment for cases and controls Non-Response rate Smeeth et al. [26 ] + + + + + − + + 7 Garbe et al. [35 ] + + + + + + + + 8
Note . “+” indicates a point. A study can be given a maximum of one point for each item within the “Selection” and “Exposure” categories. A maximum of two points can be given for the “Comparability” category.