Correlation of Sunlight Exposure and Different Morphological Types of Age-Related Cataract

Table 1

Joanna Briggs Institute critical appraisal for the cross-sectional study.

Author	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9
McCarty 2000	N	Y	N	Y	Y	N	N	Y	Y
McCarty 1999	Y	Y	N	Y	Y	N	N	Y	Y
West 1998	N	Y	N	Y	Y	N	N	Y	Y
Taylor 1988	N	Y	N	Y	Y	N	N	Y	Y
Delcourt 2000	N	Y	N	Y	Y	N	N	Y	Y
Dherani 2008	N	Y	N	Y	Y	N	N	Y	Y
Hayashi 1998	N	Y	N	Y	Y	N	N	Y	Y
Megbele 2012	N	Y	N	Y	Y	N	N	Y	Y
Moise 2012	N	Y	N	Y	Y	N	N	Y	Y
Paula 2006	N	Y	N	Y	Y	N	N	Y	Y
Tarwadi 2011	N	Y	N	Y	Y	N	N	Y	Y
Delcourt 1993	N	Y	N	Y	Y	N	N	Y	Y
Delavar 2018	N	Y	N	Y	Y	Y	N	Y	Y
Vashist 2020	Y	Y	N	Y	Y	N	N	Y	Y
AREDS 2001	N	Y	N	Y	Y	Y	N	Y	Y
Cruickshanks 1992	N	Y	N	Y	Y	Y	N	Y	Y
Katoh 2001	N	Y	N	Y	Y	Y	N	Y	Y
Klein 2010	N	Y	N	Y	Y	Y	N	Y	Y
Tang 2015	Y	Y	N	Y	Y	Y	N	Y	Y
Miyashita 2019	N	Y	N	Y	Y	Y	N	Y	Y

1: was the study based on a random or pseudorandom sample? 2: were the criteria for inclusion in the sample clearly defined? 3: were confounding factors identified and strategies to deal with them stated? 4: were outcomes assessed using objective criteria? 5: if comparisons are being made, was there sufficient description of the groups? 6: was follow-up carried out over a sufficient time period? 7: were the outcomes of people who withdrew described and included in the analysis? 8: were outcomes measured in a reliable way? 9: was appropriate statistical analysis used? N: no; Y: yes.