Table 4 Risk of bias assessment for the included cohort studiesa
Author, Year | Representativeness of the exposed cohort | Selection of the non-exposed cohort | Ascertainment of the nutrient’s exposure | Outcome of interest absent at baseline | Control for important confounders | Adequate sample size and power | Outcome assessment | Completeness of cohort follow-up | Selective Outcome Reporting | Overall ROB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Almeida, 2006 [36] | High | Low | High | High | Low | Low | High | High | Low | High |
Araki, 2017 [35] | High | Low | High | Low | Low | Unclear | High | Low | Low | Moderate |
Kesse-Guyot, 2016 [32] | High | Low | Low | High | Low | Unclear | High | Low | Low | Moderate |
Ozawa, 2014 [38] | Low | Low | Low | Low | Low | Unclear | Low | Low | Low | Low |
Petruski-Ivleva, 2017 [33] | Low | Low | High | Low | Low | Unclear | High | Low | Low | Moderate |
Vercambre, 2009 [34] | High | Low | High | High | Low | Unclear | High | High | Low | High |
Yamada, 2003 [37] | High | Low | High | High | Low | Unclear | Low | Low | Low | Moderate |