Table 6.
Quality of included reviews based on AMSTAR (n=25).
| First Author | PICO | review methods | study selection | study stratage | Date Extraction | Excluded studies | Describe Studies | ROB Tools | Report Funding | Statistical Methods | ROB assessment | ROB Discussion | Study Differences | Heterogeneity assessment | Reporting Biases | COI and Funding |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| De-hui Li (29) | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | No |
| Bei Dong (44) | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
| Yihan He (38) | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
| Juan Yang (30) | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | No | No | No meta-analysis conducted | No meta-analysis conducted | No meta-analysis conducted | No meta-analysis conducted | No meta-analysis conducted | No meta-analysis conducted | No |
| Caiqiong Hu (39) | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
| Yulan Yang (15) | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes |
| Carole A Paley (31) | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Adam Hurlow (24) | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No meta-analysis conducted | No meta-analysis conducted | No meta-analysis conducted | No meta-analysis conducted | No meta-analysis conducted | No meta-analysis conducted | Yes |
| Tae-Young Choi (32) | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No meta-analysis conducted | No meta-analysis conducted | No meta-analysis conducted | No meta-analysis conducted | No meta-analysis conducted | No meta-analysis conducted | Yes |
| Carole A Paley (33) |
Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes | No | Yes |
| Carole A Paley (40) | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No meta-analysis conducted | No meta-analysis conducted | No meta-analysis conducted | No meta-analysis conducted | No meta-analysis conducted | No meta-analysis conducted | Yes |
| Karen A Robb (41) | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No meta-analysis conducted | No meta-analysis conducted | No meta-analysis conducted | No meta-analysis conducted | No meta-analysis conducted | No meta-analysis conducted | Yes |
| Hyangsook Lee (42) | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | No | Yes |
| Pu Yang Lee (45) | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No |
| Hao Peng (47) | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | No | No | No meta-analysis conducted | No meta-analysis conducted | No meta-analysis conducted | No meta-analysis conducted | No meta-analysis conducted | No meta-analysis conducted | No |
| Jianfeng Wang (25) |
Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | No |
| Jie Zhou (26) | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No |
| Zou Yu (34) | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | No |
| Sun Ge (35) | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | No | No | No | Yes | No | No |
| Zheng Yi (27) | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | No |
| Zhou Jie (36) | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | Yes |
| HU Cai-qiong (43) | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | No |
| SUN Qi-zhe (28) | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No |
| BIAN Shuang-lin (46) | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | No |
| CHEN Ting-yu (37) | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | No |