Table IV.
Reporting quality of the results of included studies.
| Frequency | % | |
|---|---|---|
| Reports the number of participants satisfying the inclusion/exclusion criteria | ||
| Yes | 13/18 | 68.4 |
| Incomplete | 1/18 | 5.6 |
| Describes the characteristics of misclassified patients (false positives and/or false negatives) | ||
| Yes | 13/18 | 68.4 |
| Unclear | 2/18 | 11.1 |
| Provides a study flow diagram | ||
| Yes | 4/19 | 21.1 |
| Reports the number of records unable to link | ||
| Yes | 11/12 | 91.7 |
| Incomplete | 1/12 | 8.3 |
| Reports missing medical records or reports the number of patients unwilling to participate | ||
| Yes | 10/19 | 52.6 |
| Reports incomplete records | ||
| Yes | 13/19 | 68.4 |
| Presents a cross tabulation of results of the validated source to the reference standard | ||
| Yes | 11/19 | 57.9 |
| Incomplete | 1/19 | 5.3 |
| Reports the pretest prevalence in the study sample | ||
| Yes | 5/19 | 26.3 |
| Incomplete | 2/19 | 10.5 |
| Tests and reports results of multiple algorithms | ||
| Yes | 6/15 | 40.0 |
| Reports estimates of test reproducibility of the split or independent sample if done | ||
| Yes | 0/19 | 0.0 |