Table 2.
Quality of the included studies.
Studies | Random sequence generation | Allocation concealment | Blinding | Incomplete outcome data | Selective reporting | Other bias |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Holenarasipur et al. 2003 | High risk | Unclear | Unclear | Low risk | Low risk | Low risk |
Kim et al. 2010 | High risk | High risk | Unclear | Low risk | Low risk | Low risk |
Wang et al. 2014 | High risk | Unclear | Unclear | Low risk | Low risk | Low risk |
Kang et al. 2012 | Low risk | Unclear | Unclear | Low risk | Low risk | Low risk |
Shunsuke et al. 2011 | High risk | Unclear | Unclear | Low risk | Low risk | Low risk |
Tahaniyat et al. 2010 | High risk | Unclear | Unclear | Low risk | Low risk | Low risk |
Christopher et al. 2005 | Unclear | Unclear | Unclear | Low risk | Low risk | Low risk |
Sendhil et al. 2005 | Unclear | Unclear | Unclear | Low risk | Low risk | Low risk |
Bruno et al. 2004 | Unclear | Unclear | Unclear | Low risk | Low risk | Low risk |
Yasuhiro et al. 1991 | Unclear | Unclear | Unclear | Low risk | Low risk | Low risk |