Review Article

Cancer Survivors Could Get Survival Benefits from Postdiagnosis Physical Activity: A Meta-Analysis

Table 2

Study quality assessment (Newcastle–Ottawa scale).

StudySelectionComparabilityOutcomeTotal no. of stars
Exposed cohortNonexposed cohortAscertainment of exposureOutcome of interestAssessment of outcomeLength of follow-upAdequacy of follow-up

Cohort studies
Okada et al. [19]9
Bradshaw et al. [21]9
Kuiper et al. [22]8
Hardee et al. [23]8
Bao et al. [24]8
Gunnell et al. [25]8
Baade et al. [26]7
Irwin et al. [27]8

Case-control studies
StudySelectionComparabilityExposureTotal no. of stars
Definition of casesRepresentativeness of casesSelection of controlsDefinition of controlsAssessment of outcomeMethod of ascertainmentNonresponse rate

Abbott et al. [20]8