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. 2023 May 8;12(9):3345. doi: 10.3390/jcm12093345

Table 2.

Cochrane risk of bias assessment of included studies.

Study Random Sequence Generation Allocation
Concealment
Blinding of Participants and Personnel Blinding of Outcome Assessment Incomplete Outcome Data Selective Reporting Overall Risk of Bias
1 Lindenberg et al., 2022 [47] Low Low Low Low Low Low Some concerns
2 Kim et al., 2012 [43] Low Low Low Low Low Low Low
3 Du et al., 2010 [48] Low Unclear High Low Low Low some concerns
4 Uysal et al., 2018 [49] Low Unclear High Unclear High Unclear High
5 Yi Zhao et al., 2022 [52] Low Low Unclear Low Low Low Unclear
6 Park et al., 2016 [51] Low Low High High Low High moderate to high risk
7 Haug et al., 2022 [53] Low Low Low Low Low Low Low
8 Walther et al., 2012 [54] Low Low Low Low Low Low Some concerns
9 Akgül-Gündoğdu et al., 2022 [50] Low Low High Low Low Low Unclear
10 Yang et al., 2017 [46] Low High High Low Low Low High

Table Legend: Low bias: The study’s methods adequately addressed potential biases. Studies with low bias are more reliable; High risk of bias: Study methods may have brought significant bias. Studies with a high bias risk are less reliable; Risk is unclear: There is not sufficient information to determine if the study’s methods reported bias; Some concerns: The study’s methods may have added some bias, but it’s unlikely to have influenced the results.