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Table 3 The risk of bias of CCTS (NOS)

From: Which is better for gastric cancer patients, perioperative or adjuvant chemotherapy: a meta-analysis

Reference

Selection

Comparability

Outcome

Total

Quality

REC

SNEC

AE

DO

SC

AF

AO

FU

FUO

C.Zhang

1

0

1

1

0

0

1

1

1

6

Moderate

Z.Sun

1

1

1

1

0

0

1

1

1

7

High

Feng

1

1

1

1

0

0

1

0

1

6

Moderate

Li

1

1

1

1

0

0

1

0

1

6

Moderate

J.Zhang

1

1

1

1

0

0

1

1

1

7

High

Nishioka

1

1

1

1

0

0

1

1

1

7

High

  1. REC representativeness of the exposed cohort, SNEC selection of the non-exposed cohort, AE ascertainment of exposure, DO demonstration that outcome of interest was not present at start of study, SC study controls for age, sex, AF study controls for any additional factors, AO assessment of outcome, FU follow-up long enough for outcomes to occur, FUO adequacy of follow-up of cohorts