Table 2.
Methodological quality of the studies included in the systematic review.
| References | Margaritis et al. 1997 [13] |
Zamora et al. 1995 [29] |
Savory et al. 2012 [19] |
Tessier et al. 1994 [26] |
Neek et al. 2011 [18] |
Tessier et al. 1995 [30] |
TI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ITEMS | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | |
| 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | |
| 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | |
| 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | |
| 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | |
| 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | |
| 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 11 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | |
| 12 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | |
| 13 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | |
| 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 15 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | |
| 16 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | |
| TS | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 13 | ||
| % | 75 | 81.3 | 87.5 | 81.3 | 93.8 | 81.3 | ||
| MQ | G | VG | VG | VG | E | VG | ||
(TS) Total items fulfilled by study. (1) Criterion met; (0) Criterion not met. (TI): Total items fulfilled by items. Methodological Quality (MQ): poor (P) ≤8 points; acceptable (A) 9–10 points; good (G) 11–12 points; very good (VG) 13–14 points; excellent (E) ≥15 points.