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. 2019 Sep 2;144(3):e20183367. doi: 10.1542/peds.2018-3367

TABLE 2.

Summary of Methodologic Quality Ratings by Study

Source Global Rating Selection Bias Study Design Confounders Blinding Data Collection Method Withdrawals and Dropouts
Costa et al27 Weak Weak Moderate Weak Moderate Strong Weak
de Vries et al28 Weak Weak Moderate Weak Moderate Strong Weak
de Vries et al29 Weak Weak Moderate Weak Moderate Strong Weak
Diamond et al30 Weak Weak Moderate Weak Moderate Strong Strong
Lucassen et al31 Weak Weak Moderate Weak Moderate Strong Strong
Raifman et al33 Strong Moderate Moderate Strong Strong Strong Moderate
Painter et al32 Weak Weak Moderate Weak Moderate Strong Weak
Schwinn et al34 Weak Weak Strong Weak Moderate Weak Strong
Seelman and Walker35 Moderate Moderate Moderate Weak Strong Strong Moderate

Methodologic assessments were determined according to the Quality Assessment Tool for Quantitative Studies checklist.