Table 1 The quality of the studies according to the Newcastle-Ottawa Quality Assessment Scale
From: Biomedical Risk Factors of Achilles Tendinopathy in Physically Active People: a Systematic Review
References | Newcastle-Ottawa Quality Assessment Scale (NOS) score | Total score | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Selection | Comparability | Exposure/outcome | ||
Abate et al. (2015) [41] | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 |
Abrahams et al. (2013) [23] | 4 | 1 | 2 | 7 |
Brown et al. (2016) [36] | 4 | 1 | 2 | 7 |
El Khoury et al. (2016) [38] | 4 | 2 | 2 | 8 |
El Khoury et al. (2015) [35] | 4 | 2 | 2 | 8 |
El Khoury et al. (2013) [24] | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
Gaida et al. (2009) [43] | 4 | 2 | 2 | 8 |
Gaida et al. (2010) [44] | 4 | 2 | 3 | 9 |
Gibbon et al. (2016) [37] | 4 | 2 | 2 | 8 |
Hay et al. (2013) [25] | 4 | 1 | 2 | 7 |
Longo et al. (2009) [42] | 4 | 2 | 3 | 9 |
Mokone et al. (2005) [26] | 4 | 2 | 2 | 8 |
Mokone et al. (2006) [27] | 4 | 2 | 2 | 8 |
Nell et al. (2012) [28] | 4 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
Owens et al. (2013) [40] | 4 | 2 | 3 | 9 |
Posthumus et al. (2010) [29] | 4 | 2 | 2 | 8 |
Raleigh (2009) [31] | 4 | 2 | 2 | 8 |
Rickaby et al. (2015) [39] | 4 | 1 | 2 | 7 |
Saunders et al. (2013) [30] | 4 | 2 | 2 | 8 |
September et al. (2008) [34] | 4 | 2 | 2 | 8 |
September et al. (2009) [33] | 4 | 1 | 2 | 7 |
September et al. (2011) [32] | 4 | 1 | 2 | 7 |