Ultra-processed food, obesity, and colon cancer: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Table 2 Joanna Briggs Institute critical appraisal checklist for analytical cross-sectional studies

Ref.	Q1: Inclusion criteria	Q2: Subject setting	Q3: Valid exposure measurement	Q4: Standard outcome criteria	Q5: Confounding factors identified	Q6: Strategies for confounding	Q7: Valid outcome measurement	Q8: Statistical analysis
Wang et al[12], 2022	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Oxentenko et al[13], 2010	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Romaguera et al[14], 2021	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Terry et al[15], 2002	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Movahedi et al[16], 2015	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Not applicable	Yes	Yes
Kitahara et al[17], 2013	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Not applicable	Yes	Yes
Anderson et al[18], 2014	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Not applicable	Yes	Yes
Flaherty et al[19], 2018	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Not applicable	Yes	Yes
Hall et al[20], 2019	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Not applicable	Yes	Yes
Canella et al[21], 2014	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Not applicable	Yes	Yes
Silva et al[22], 2018	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Louzada et al[23], 2015	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Not applicable	Yes	Yes
Nardocci et al[24], 2019	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Juul et al[25], 2018	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Rauber et al[26], 2020	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Schnabel et al[7], 2019	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Mendonça et al[5], 2016	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes