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. 2015 Oct 9;12:133. doi: 10.1186/s12966-015-0291-4

Table 1.

Rules for classifying determinants regarding the association with SB (based on [26])

Proportion of analyses supporting the association (%) Summary code Meaning of code
0–33 0 No evidence
34–59 ? Inconsistent evidence
60–100 + /− Consistent association

When four or more studies supported an association or no association, it was coded as + +, − − or 00