Table 2.
Summary of ROBINS-I Risk of Bias Assessment for Included Studies
| Study | Bias due to Confounding | Bias in Selection of Participants | Bias in Classification of Interventions | Bias due to Deviations from Intended Interventions | Bias due to Missing Data | Bias in Measurement of Outcomes | Bias in Selection of the Reported Result | Overall Risk of Bias |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Xie Guisi [15] | Serious | Moderate | Low | Low | Low | Moderate | Moderate | Serious |
| Cai Zijun [16] | Serious | Moderate | Low | Low | Low | Moderate | Moderate | Serious |
| Zhang 17 | Serious | Moderate | Low | Low | Low | Moderate | Moderate | Serious |
| Kang 18 | Moderate | Moderate | Low | Low | Low | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate |
| Tang [25] | Serious | Moderate | Low | Low | Low | Moderate | Moderate | Serious |
| Wang [19] | Serious | Moderate | Low | Low | Low | Moderate | Moderate | Serious |
| Kim [20] | Serious | Moderate | Low | Low | Low | Moderate | Moderate | Serious |
| Zhong [24} | Serious | Moderate | Low | Low | Low | Moderate | Moderate | Serious |
| Zhao [21] | Serious | Moderate | Low | Low | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Serious |
| Yu [22] | Serious | Moderate | Low | Low | Low | Moderate | Moderate | Serious |
| Yan [23] | Serious | Moderate | Low | Low | Low | Moderate | Moderate | Serious |
| Huang Pengbo [26] | Serious | Moderate | Low | Low | Low | Moderate | Moderate | Serious |