Table 2.
Reference | Selection Bias | Study Design | Confounders | Data Collection Method | Withdrawals | Global |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
[34] | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | Weak |
[4] | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | Weak |
[35] | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | Weak |
[36] | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | Moderate |
[46] | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | Moderate |
[10] | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | Weak |
[48] | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | Moderate |
[45] | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | Moderate |
[17] | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | Weak |
[21] | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | Weak |
[37] | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | Weak |
[38] | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | Weak |
[52] | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | Strong |
[39] | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | Weak |
[9] | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | Moderate |
[40] | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | Moderate |
[41] | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | Moderate |
[6] | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | Moderate |
[2] | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | Moderate |
[49] | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | Strong |
[42] | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | Moderate |
[51] | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | Strong |
[43] | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | Moderate |
[44] | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | Moderate |
[11] | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | Weak |
[50] | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | Weak |
[24] | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | Strong |
[47] | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | Moderate |
Note. 1, weak; 2, moderate; 3, strong.