From: The association between diet quality, dietary patterns and depression in adults: a systematic review
Item | Criteria | C/CC/CS† |
---|---|---|
Study population | ||
1 | Selection at uniform point | C/CC/CS |
2 | Cases and controls drawn from the same population | CC |
3 | Participation rate >80% for cases/cohort | C/CC |
4 | Participation rate >80% for controls | CC |
Assessment of risk factor | ||
5 | Exposure assessment blinded | C/CC/CS |
6 | Exposure measured identically for cases and controls | CC |
7 | Exposure assessed according to validated measures | C/CC/CS |
Assessment of outcome | ||
8 | Outcome assessed identically in studied population | C/CC/CS |
9 | Outcome reproducibly | C/CC/CS |
10 | Outcome assessed according to validated measures | C/CC/CS |
Study design | ||
11 | Prospective design used | C/CC |
12 | Follow-up time ≥12 months | C |
13 | Withdrawals <20% | C |
Analysis and data presentation | ||
14 | Appropriate analysis techniques used | C/CC/CS |
15 | Adjusted for at least age, and gender | C/CC/CS |