Appendix 3.
Critical appraisal.
| Article | 1. Study participation | 2. Study attrition | 3. Prognostic factor measurement | 4. Outcome measurement | 5. Study confounding | 6. Statistical analysis and reporting | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barnes et al. 18 | High | Low | Low | Low | Low | Low | Low |
| Moss et al. 21 | Low | Low | Low | Low | Moderate | Low | Low |
| Cohen et al. 22 | Moderate | Low | Low | Low | Moderate | Low | Low |
| Moss et al. 23 | Low | Low | Low | Low | Low | Low | Low |
| South et al. 24 (a) | High | Low | Moderate | High | Moderate | Low | High |
| Fenning et al. 25 | Moderate | Low | Low | Low | Low | Low | Low |
| Da Silva Gane et al. 26 | Low | Low | Low | Low | Moderate | Low | Low |
| Pang et al. 27 | Low | Low | Low | Low | Low | Low | Low |
| Reilly et al. 28 (a) | High | Low | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Low | Moderate |
| Moroni et al. 29 | Moderate | Low | Low | Low | Low | Low | Low |
| Feyi et al. 30 | High | Low | High | High | High | Low | High |
| Hamano et al. 31 | Moderate | Moderate | Low | Low | Low | Low | Low |
| Amro et al. 32 | Low | Low | Low | Low | High | Low | Moderate |
| Maria Carmen et al. 33 (a) | Moderate | Low | High | Low | Moderate | Low | Moderate |
| Gerlach et al. 34 (a) | Moderate | Low | Moderate | Moderate | Low | Low | Moderate |
| Lakin et al. 35 (a) | High | Low | Moderate | Low | Low | Low | Low |
| Strout et al. 36 (a) | Moderate | Low | Low | Moderate | Low | Low | Moderate |
| Gómez-Batiste et al. 37 | Low | Low | Low | Low | Low | Low | Low |
| Hadique et al. 38 | Low | Low | Low | Low | Low | Low | Low |
| Lilley et al. 39 | Moderate | Low | Low | Low | Low | Low | Low |
| Moretti et al. 40 | Moderate | Low | Low | Moderate | Low | Low | Low |
| Salat et al. 41 | Moderate | Low | Low | Low | Low | Low | Low |
| Santos Lascasas et al. 42 (a) | Moderate | Low | Low | Low | Moderate | Low | Low |
| Strout et al. 43 (a) | Moderate | High | Low | Moderate | Low | Low | High |
| Burke et al. 44 | Moderate | Low | Low | Low | Low | Low | Low |
| Ebke et al. 45 | Low | High | Low | Low | Low | Low | Moderate |
| Faria de Sousa et al. 46 (a) | Moderate | Low | Low | Low | Low | Low | Low |
| Forzley et al. 47 | Low | Low | Low | Low | Moderate | Low | Low |
| Liyanage et al. 48 | Low | Low | Low | Low | Low | Low | Low |
| Mitchell et al. 49 | Moderate | High | Moderate | Low | Low | Low | Moderate |
| Mudge et al. 50 | Low | Low | Low | Low | Low | Low | Low |
| Ouchi et al. 51 | Moderate | Low | Low | Low | Low | Low | Low |
| Schmidt et al. 52 | Moderate | Low | Low | Low | Moderate | Low | Low |
| Tanasiychuk et al. 53 | Moderate | Low | Low | Low | Moderate | Low | Moderate |
| Aaronson et al. 54 | Moderate | Low | Low | Low | Low | Low | Low |
| Gastelurrutia et al. 55 (a) | Low | Low | Low | Low | Low | Low | Low |
| Haydar et al. 56 | Low | Low | Low | Low | Low | Low | Low |
| Lakin et al. 57 | Moderate | Low | Low | Low | Low | Low | Low |
| Ouchi et al. 58 | Low | Low | Low | Low | Low | Low | Low |
| Raubenheimer et al. 59 | Moderate | Low | Low | Low | Low | Low | Low |
| Straw et al. 60 | Moderate | Low | Low | Low | Low | Low | Low |
| Tripodoro et al. 61 | Low | Low | Low | Low | Low | Low | Low |
| Veldhoven et al. 62 | Low | Low | Low | Low | Low | Low | Low |
| Verhoef et al. 63 | Moderate | Low | Low | Low | Low | Low | Low |
| Edge et al. 64 (a) | Moderate | Low | Low | Low | Low | Low | Low |
| Ernecoff et al. 65 (a) | High | Low | Low | Low | Low | Low | Moderate |
| Flierman et al. 66 | Moderate | Low | Low | Low | Low | Low | Low |
| Ikari et al. 67 | Moderate | Low | Low | Low | Low | Low | Low |
| Estifan Kasabji et al. 68 (a) | High | Low | Moderate | Low | Moderate | Low | Moderate |
| Lai et al. 69 | Low | Low | Low | Low | Moderate | Low | Low |
| Maes et al. 70 | High | Moderate | Low | Moderate | Low | Low | Moderate |
| Rauh et al. 71 | Moderate | Low | Low | Low | Low | Low | Low |
| Tabernero Huguet et al. 72 (a) | Moderate | Low | Low | Low | Moderate | Low | Moderate |
| Tak et al. 73 (a) | Moderate | Low | Low | Low | Low | Low | Low |
| Valerio and Farinha 75 (a) | Moderate | Low | Low | Low | Moderate | Low | Moderate |
| Van Wijmen etal. 76 | Low | Low | Low | Low | Low | Low | Low |
| Yen et al. 77 | Low | Low | Low | Low | Moderate | Low | Low |
| Ermers et al. 78 | Low | Low | Low | Low | Moderate | Low | Low |
| Tripp et al. 74 | Low | Low | Low | Low | Moderate | Low | Low |
Note: (a): abstract or other non-peer reviewed publication.