Review Article

Effect of Exposure to Famine during Early Life on Risk of Metabolic Syndrome in Adulthood: A Meta-Analysis

Table 3

Results of quality assessment for cohort studies.

First author, yearSelectionComparabilityOutcome
Representativeness of exposedSelection of nonexposedAscertainment of exposureOutcome not present at startBased on the study design or analysisAscertainment of outcomeLength of follow-upAdequacy of follow-up

de Rooij, 2007+++ ++++
Yu, 2018+++ +++++