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Table 3 The quality assessment by NOS scale

From: Prepulse inhibition in patients with bipolar disorder: a systematic review and meta-analysis

 

The Case Definition

Representativeness of the Cases

Selection of Controls

Definition of Controls

Comparability(a)

Comparability (b)

Exposure (1)

Exposure (2)

Exposure (3)a

Sanchez-Morla, E. M. et al. 2016

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Gogos, A. et al. 2009

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Giakoumaki, S. G. et al. 2007

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Barrett, S. L. et al. 2005

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Rich, B. A. et al. 2005

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  1. NOS Newcastle-Ottawa Scale, aWhen the chi-square test is greater than 0.05, it indicates that the non-response rate between the two groups has no significant significanc e[38]
  2. Comparability: confounding factors included age, sex, race, years of education and smoking status
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