Table 2.
Author, (year), reference | 1. Was a consecutive or random sample of patients enrolled? | 2. Was a case control design avoided? | 3. Did the study avoid inappropriate exclusions? | 4. Were the index test results interpreted without knowledge of the results of the reference standard? | 5. If a threshold was used, was it pre-specified? | 6. Is the reference standard likely to correctly classify the target condition? | 7. Were the reference standard results interpreted without knowledge of the results of the index test? | 8. Was there an appropriate interval between index test and reference standard? | 9. Did all patients receive the same reference standard? | 10. Were all patients included in the analysis? | Quality rating |
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Vijayvargiya. P, 2019 [14] | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Include |
Vijayvargiya. P, 2019 [15] | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Include |
Battat R., 2019 [16] | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Include |
Donato L., 2018 [17] | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | No | Yes | Include |
Vijayvargiya P., 2017 [18] | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | No | Yes | Include |
Camilleri M., 2014 [19] | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Include |
Pattni S., 2013 [11] | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Include |
Pattni S., 2012 [20] | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Include |
Brydon WG., 2011 [21] | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Include |
Lenicek M., 2011 [22] | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Include |
Sauter GH, 1999 [23] | No | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Include |
Brydon WG, 1996 [24] | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Include |
Balzer K, 1993 [25] | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Include |
Scheurlen C, 1988 [26] | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Include |
Sciarretta G, 1987, [27] | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | No | YEs | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Include |
Merrick MV, 1985 [28] | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Include |