Table 3.

STARD Criteria with Highest Adherence (80% or more)

STARD CRITERIA	Reported Accuracy n = 29 (64, 49 – 78)	Did Not Report Accuracy n = 16 (36, 22 – 51)	All Articles N = 45
	n (%, 95% CI)	n (%, 95% CI)	n (%, 95% CI)
2. State the research questions or aims, such as estimating diagnostic accuracy or comparing accuracy between tests or across participant groups	29 (100, 88 – 100)	16 (100, 79 – 100)	45 (100, 92 – 100)
3. Describe the study population: the inclusion and exclusion criteria and the settings and locations where the data were collected	27 (93, 77 – 99)	14 (88, 62 – 98)	41 (91, 79 – 98)
6. Describe data collection: was data collection planned before the index tests and reference standard were performed (prospective study) or after (retrospective study)?	26 (90, 73 – 98)	11 (67, 41 – 89)	37 (82, 68 – 92)
8. Describe technical specifications of material and methods involved, including how and when measurements were taken, or cite references for index tests or reference standard, or both	28 (97, 82 – 100)	12 (75, 48 – 93)	40 (89, 76 – 96)
9. Describe definition of and rationale for the units, cutoff points, or categories of the results of the index tests and the reference standard	27 (93, 77 – 99)	9 (56, 30 – 80)	36 (80, 65 – 90)
14. Report when study was done, including beginning and ending dates of recruitment	23 (79, 60 – 92)	13 (81, 54 – 96)	36 (80, 65 – 90)
25. Discuss the clinical applicability of the study findings	29 (100, 88 – 100)	16 (100, 79 – 100)	45 (100, 92 – 100)