An increase in SNHG5 expression is associated with poor cancer prognosis, according to a meta-analysis

Table 2 Quality assessment of eligible studies Newcastle–Ottawa scale (NOS) score

Author	Selection	Representativeness of the cases	Selection of Controls	Definition of Controls	Comparability	Outcome	Same method of ascertainment	Non-Response rate	Total
Author	Adequate of case definition	Representativeness of the cases	Selection of Controls	Definition of Controls	Comparability of cases and controls	Ascertainment of exposure	Same method of ascertainment	Non-Response rate	Total
Ma ZP 2018	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	8
Li YR 2018	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	8
Zhang LY 2021	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	–	7
Wang ZW 2018	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	–	7
Liu DT 2020	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	–	7
Wei SS 2021	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	8
Xing XJ 2022	*	*	*	*	–	*	*	*	7
Zhao L 2016	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	–	7
Li XY 2021	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	8
Ying XY 2019	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	–	7
Kang SY 2023	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	–	7

“*” indicates that the original article meets this entry based on the NOS score, and “_” indicates that the original article does not meet this entry. For example, the article of Zhang LY 2021 miss the The follow-up time, so the module of "non-response rate" of NOS score is also missing, and therefore deducted pointss

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