Table 3.
MINORS Critical Appraisal Results. 0 = not reported, 1 = reported but inadequate, 2 = reported and adequate.
| (Author, Year of Publication) |
Item 1 | Item 2 | Item 3 | Item 4 | Item 5 | Item 6 | Item 7 | Item 8 | Item 9 1 | Item 10 1 | Item 11 1 | Item 12 1 | Total 2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (Abdelkafy and Said, 2014) [11] | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | NA 3 | NA | NA | NA | 11 |
| (Brunner et al., 2016) [12] | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 15 |
| (Caglar et al., 2021) [13] | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | NA | NA | NA | NA | 7 |
| (Callanan et al., 2019) [14] | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 19 |
| (Casalonga et al., 2010) [15] | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | NA | NA | NA | NA | 9 |
| (Chalopin et al., 2022) [16] | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | NA | NA | NA | NA | 9 |
| (Chotel et al., 2016) [17] | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | NA | NA | NA | NA | 9 |
| (D’ambrosio et al., 2022) [18] | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | NA | NA | NA | NA | 8 |
| (Edmonds et al., 2015) [19] | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 16 |
| (Furlan et al., 2010) [20] | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | NA | NA | NA | NA | 9 |
| (Hirschmann et al., 2009) [21] | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | NA | NA | NA | NA | 8 |
| (Jaaskela et al., 2023) [22] | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 20 |
| (Kieser et al., 2011) [23] | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | NA | NA | NA | NA | 5 |
| (Kim et al., 2007) [24] | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | NA | NA | NA | NA | 7 |
| (Kristinsson et al., 2021) [25] | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | NA | NA | NA | NA | 11 |
| (Liljeros et al., 2009) [26] | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | NA | NA | NA | NA | 8 |
| (Marie-Laure et al., 2008) [27] | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | NA | NA | NA | NA | 9 |
| (Memisoglu et al., 2016) [28] | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | NA | NA | NA | NA | 8 |
| (Momaya et al., 2017) [29] | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | NA | NA | NA | NA | 10 |
| (Najdi et al., 2016) [30] | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | NA | NA | NA | NA | 9 |
| (Perugia et al., 2009) [31] | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | NA | NA | NA | NA | 8 |
| (Russu et al., 2021) [32] | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | NA | NA | NA | NA | 12 |
| (Scrimshire et al., 2018) [33] | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | NA | NA | NA | NA | 8 |
| (Sharma et al., 2008) [34] | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | NA | NA | NA | NA | 9 |
| (Shimberg et al., 2022) [35] | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 18 |
| (Shin et al., 2018) [36] | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | NA | NA | NA | NA | 10 |
| (Sinha et al., 2017) [37] | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | NA | NA | NA | NA | 6 |
| (Tudisco et al., 2010) [38] | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| (Uboldi et al., 2022) [39] | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | NA | NA | NA | NA | 9 |
| (Vega et al., 2008) [40] | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | NA | NA | NA | NA | 8 |
| (Watts et al., 2016) [41] | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 18 |
| (Wiegand et al., 2014) [42] | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | NA | NA | NA | NA | 9 |
| (Wiktor and Tomaszewski, 2022) [43] | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | NA | NA | NA | NA | 9 |
| (Wouters et al., 2010) [44] | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | NA | NA | NA | NA | 11 |
| (Xu et al., 2017) [45] | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | NA | NA | NA | NA | 12 |
| (Zhang et al., 2020) [46] | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | NA | NA | NA | NA | 12 |
| (Zheng et al., 2021) [47] | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | NA | NA | NA | NA | 8 |
| (Zhou et al., 2023) [48] | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | NA | NA | NA | NA | 11 |
1 Items 9–12 were only considered for comparative studies. Studies with no comparison group were critically appraised using items 1–8 only. 2 The maximum MINORS score was 16 for non-comparative studies and 24 for comparative studies. 3 NA = Not Applicable.