Table 1.

Evaluation of included systematic review of nomograms using AMSTAR

ITEM	SHARIAT ET AL,16 2009
AMSTAR items4
• Was an a priori design provided?	Yes
• Was there duplicate study selection and data extraction?	Unclear
• Was a comprehensive literature search performed?	No
• Was the status of publication (eg, gray literature) used as an inclusion criterion?	Unclear
• Was a list of studies (included and excluded) provided?	No
• Were the characteristics of the included studies provided?	Yes
• Was the scientific quality of the included studies assessed and documented?	Yes
• Was the scientific quality of the included studies used appropriately in formulating conclusions?	Yes
• Were the methods used to combine the findings of the studies appropriate?	NA
• Was the likelihood of publication bias assessed?	No
• Was the conflict of interest stated?	Yes
Total AMSTAR points*	5

AMSTAR—Assessment of Multiple Systematic Reviews, NA—not applicable.

^*Out of a possible total of 11.