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. 2023 Apr 7;41:e2021342. doi: 10.1590/1984-0462/2023/41/2021342

Table 2. Assessment of risk of bias in included studies (n=9).

Assessed items Yes No Not reported
1. Presentation of the study objectives. 9 18-26 0 0
2. Robustness of the design, considering the objective of the study. 9 18-26 0 0
3. Is the sample heterogeneous? 8 18-23,25,26 0 1 24
4. Was the sample drawn from an adequate population base representing the target population under investigation? 7 18-23,25 2 24,26 0
5. Sample size justification. 7 18-20,22,23,25,26 2 21,24 0
6. Report of sample representativeness/Is the sample representative? 3 22,23,25 6 18-21,24,26 0
7. Is there a presentation of the number of non-respondents, with justifications? 6 19,20,22,23,25,26 3 18,21,24 0
8. Is there a report of previous validation of the instrument used to measure screen time? 1 23 8 18-22,24-26 0
9. Is there information that makes it possible to replicate the instrument used to measure low back pain? 6 18-20,22,23,26 3 21,24,25 0
10. Is there a report of previous validation of the instrument used to measure low back pain? 7 18-22,24,25 2 23,26 0
11. Is there information that makes it possible to replicate the instrument used to measure low back pain? 9 18-26 0 0
12. Are the procedures used in the statistical analysis adequate? 9 18-26 0 0
13. Is there an indication of who conducted the statistical analysis? 0 9 18-26 0
14. Is there a strategy to control the most relevant confounding factors? 9 18-26 0 0
15. Are data adequately described? 9 18-26 0 0
16. Are results internally consistent? 9 18-26 0 0