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Table 3 Result of the Newcastle-Ottawa Scale quality assessment

From: Sarcopenia as a predictor of hospitalization among older people: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Newcastle-Ottawa scale

P.M Cawthon 2017 [17]

S.Gariballa 2013 [16]

L.Bianch 2016 [14]

T.Henwood 2017 [18]

M.Yang 2017 [15]

Selection(4)

Representativeness of the exposed cohort

1

1

1

0

1

 

Selection of the non-exposed cohort

1

1

1

1

1

 

Ascertainment of exposure

1

1

1

1

1

 

Demonstration that outcome of interest was not present at start of study

1

1

1

1

1

Comparability(2)

Comparability of cohorts on the basis of the design or analysis

1

0

0

1

2

Outcome(3)

Assessment of outcome

1

1

1

1

1

 

Was follow-up long enough for outcome to occur

1

0

1

0

0

 

Adequacy of follow up of cohorts

1

1

1

1

1

Quality(9)

Total

8

6

7

6

8