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Table 3 Quality assessment of the newcastle-ottawa scale for case-control studies

From: The association between the triglyceride-glucose index and vitamin D status: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Author (year)

Selection

Comparability

Outcome/Exposure

NOS score

Dhas [34 ]

★★★★

★

★★★

8

Mahat [39]

★★★★

★

★★★

8

  1. ★: The NOS consists of eight items categorized into three aspects. Each numbered item can score one star if the study is eligible. A maximum of four stars can be awarded for selection, two stars for comparability, and three stars for outcome or exposure