Table 5.
Study | Random sequence generation (selection bias) | Allocation concealment (selection bias) | Blinding participants and personnel (performance bias) | Blinding of outcome assessment (detection bias) | Incomplete outcome data (attrition bias) | Selective reporting (reporting bias) | Other bias |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Church et al. (2009) (15) | Unclear | NR | High risk | NR | Low risk | Low risk | High risk |
Fujita et al. (2003) (52) | Low risk | NR | High risk | NR | Low risk | Low risk | High risk |
Hollowell et al (2009) (55) | Low risk | NR | High risk | NR | High risk | Low risk | High risk |
Rangan et al (2011) (56) | Low risk | NR | High risk | NR | High risk | Low risk | High risk |
Rosenkilde et al. (2012) (21) | Low risk | NR | High risk | NR | Low risk | Low risk | High risk |
Turner et al. (2010) (53) | Unclear | NR | High risk | NR | High risk | Low risk | High risk |
VanEtten et al. (1997) (54) | High risk | NR | High risk | NR | Low risk | Low risk | High risk |
NR, not reported.