“…According to the study type, 485 (74.85%) were cohorts [ 2 , 3 , 8 – 12 , 14 – 316 ], 91 (14.04%) were case-series [ 13 , 317 – 406 ], 49 (7.56%) were case–control studies [ 407 – 455 ], nine (1.39%) cross-sectional studies [ 456 – 464 ], eight (1.23%) protocols for registry-based studies [ 465 – 472 ] and six (0.93%) randomised control trials (RCT) [ 473 – 478 ]. Three hundred twenty-seven cohort studies were retrospective [ 2 , 8 , 11 , 14 , 17 , 18 , 21 – 26 , 29 – 34 , 36 , 38 , 41 , 42 , 44 – 46 , 54 – 56 , 64 – 71 , 83 – 91 , 106 – 118 , 123 , 137 – 146 , 155 – 190 , 200 – 217 , 233 – 266 , 273 , 281 – 308 , 311 – 315 , 479 – 590 ], and 158 were prospective [ 9 , 10 , 12 , 15 , 16 , 19 , 20 , …”