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. 2020 Jul;8(14):878. doi: 10.21037/atm-20-4955

Table S1. Quality assessment details using JBI Critical Appraisal Checklist [The Joanna Briggs Institute (JBI) Critical Appraisal Checklist for analytical cross-sectional study (last amended in 2017)].

Study (No. reference) Were the criteria for inclusion in the sample clearly defined? Were the study subjects and the setting described in detail? Was the exposure measured in a valid and reliable way? Were objective, standard criteria used for measurement of the condition? Were confounding factors identified? Were strategies to deal with confounding factors stated? Were the outcomes measured in a valid and reliable way? Was appropriate statistical analysis used? Overall appraisal
Zhou SC et al. (14) Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Include
Wu J et al. (38) Yes Yes Yes Yes NA NA Yes Yes Include
Shi BB et al. (39) Yes Yes Yes Yes No No Yes Yes Include
Dai H et al. (8) Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Include
Damiano C et al. (40) Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Include
Han R et al. (11) Yes Yes Yes Yes No No Yes Yes Include
Zhao W et al. (9) Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Include
Lu XF et al. (41) Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Include
Zhu ZX et al. (42) Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Include
Cheng SP et al. (13) Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Include
Li M et al. (43) Yes Yes Yes Yes No No Yes Yes Include
Lei PG et al. (15) Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Include
Jie BK et al. (44) Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Include
Zhao SQ et al. (45) Yes Yes Yes Yes No No Yes Yes Include
Pascal L. et al. (46) Yes Yes Yes Yes No No Yes Yes Include
Meng C et al. (47) Yes Yes Yes Yes No No Yes Yes Include
Li XH et al. (48) Yes Yes Yes Yes No No Yes Yes Include
Li L et al. (49) Yes Yes Yes Yes No No Yes Yes Include
Zhang Y et al. (50) Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Include
Xiao HJ et al. (51) Yes Yes Yes Yes No No Yes Yes Include
Hu R et al. (52) Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Include
Bai HX. et al. (53) Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Include

, first author and corresponding number of the reference were listed as study ID. The number of reference is in consistent with that in the formal article. NA, not applicable.