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. 2019 Dec 30;14(12):e0226300. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0226300

Table 4. Summary of bias for the included studies.

Study number Study design Sampling bias Random allocation Blinding Comparability of groups Detection bias Incomplete outcome data Selective reporting
1 NA
2 NA
3 NA
4 NA
5 NA
6 NA
7 NA
8 NA
9 NA
10 NA
11 NA
12 NA
13 NA

Red denotes a high risk of bias, yellow, medium, and green, a low risk of bias. NA (not applicable) refers to measures which do not apply to the study due to its design.