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. 2024 Mar 25;16(3):e56910. doi: 10.7759/cureus.56910

Table 1. Strengthening the Reporting of Observational Studies in Epidemiology (STROBE) for human studies.

Items Belzeaux et al., 2017 [13] Lopez et al., 2017 [14] Bocchio-Chiavetto et al., 2013 [23] Homorogan et al., 2021 [24] Issler et al., 2014 [25]
Title and abstract X X X X  
Introduction          
Background/rationale X X X X X
Objectives X X X X X
Methods          
Study design X X X X X
Setting X X X X  
Participants X X X X X
Variables X X X X X
Data sources/measurement X X X X X
Bias   X      
Study size          
Quantitative variables X X X X X
Statistical methods X X X X X
Results          
Participants   X      
Descriptive data X   X X  
Outcome data X X X X X
Main results X X X X X
Other analyses X X X X X
Discussion          
Key results X X X X X
Limitations X     X  
Interpretation X X X X X
Generalisability X X X X X
Other information          
Funding X X X X X
Total 19 18 17 19 15
Items Enatescu et al., 2016 [26] Saeedi et al., 2021 [27] Fang et al., 2018 [28] Wang et al., 2018 [29] Kuang et al., 2018 [30]
Title and abstract X   X X X
Introduction          
Background/rationale X X X X X
Objectives X X X X X
Methods          
Study design X X X X X
Setting X X X   X
Participants X X X X X
Variables X X X X X
Data sources/measurement X X X X X
Bias          
Study size X   X   X
Quantitative variables X X X X X
Statistical methods X   X X X
Results          
Participants X        
Descriptive data X X X X X
Outcome data X X X X X
Main results X X X X X
Other analyses X X X X X
Discussion          
Key results X X X X X
Limitations X   X X X
Interpretation X X X X X
Generalisability X X      
Other information          
Funding   X X X X
Total 18 15 19 16 19
Items Lin et al., 2018 [31] Fiori et al., 2017 [32] Kato et al., 2022 [33] Kim et al., 2019 [34] Marshe et al., 2020 [35]
Title and abstract X X X X X
Introduction          
Background/rationale X X X X X
Objectives X X X X X
Methods          
Study design X X X X X
Setting X     X X
Participants X   X   X
Variables X X X X X
Data sources/measurement X X X X X
Bias     X    
Study size X       X
Quantitative variables X X X X X
Statistical methods X   X X X
Results          
Participants     X    
Descriptive data X   X   X
Outcome data X X X X X
Main results X X X X X
Other analyses   X X X X
Discussion          
Key results X X X X X
Limitations X   X X X
Interpretation X X X X X
Generalisability     X X X
Other information          
Funding X X X X X
Total 18 13 20 17 20
Items Gururajan et al., 2016 [36] Belzeaux et al., 2012 [37] Qiao-li et al., 2014 [38] He et al., 2016 [39] Hung et al., 2019 [40]
Title and abstract X   X X X
Introduction          
Background/rationale X X X X X
Objectives X X X X X
Methods          
Study design X X X X X
Setting X   X X X
Participants X X X X X
Variables X X X X X
Data sources/measurement X X X X X
Bias     X    
Study size         X
Quantitative variables X X X X X
Statistical methods X X X X X
Results          
Participants     X   X
Descriptive data X X X X X
Outcome data X X X X X
Main results X X X X X
Other analyses X X X X X
Discussion          
Key results X X X X X
Limitations X X   X X
Interpretation X X X X X
Generalisability     X   X
Other information          
Funding X X   X X
Total 18 16 19 16 18
Items Qi et al., 2020 [41] Hung et al., 2021 [42] Liu et al., 2021 [43] Song et al., 2022 [44]  
Title and abstract X        
Introduction          
Background/rationale X X X X  
Objectives X X X X  
Methods          
Study design X X X X  
Setting X X X X  
Participants X X X X  
Variables X X X X  
Data sources/measurement X X X X  
Bias          
Study size          
Quantitative variables X X X X  
Statistical methods X X X X  
Results          
Participants          
Descriptive data X X X X  
Outcome data X X X X  
Main results X X X X  
Other analyses   X X X  
Discussion          
Key results X X X X  
Limitations   X X X  
Interpretation X X X X  
Generalisability   X X    
Other information          
Funding X X X X  
Total 16 18 18 17  
Items Emami et al., 2023 [45] Wang et al., 2023 [46] Funatsuki et al., 2023 [47] Ogata et al., 2023 [48]
Title and abstract X      
Introduction        
Background/rationale X X X X
Objectives X X X X
Methods        
Study design X   X X
Setting X X X X
Participants X X X X
Variables X X X X
Data sources/measurement X X X X
Bias        
Study size        
Quantitative variables X X X X
Statistical methods X X X X
Results        
Participants        
Descriptive data X X X X
Outcome data X X X X
Main results X X X X
Other analyses X X X X
Discussion        
Key results X X X X
Limitations X X X X
Interpretation X X X X
Generalisability   X X X
Other information        
Funding X X X X
Total 18 17 19 18