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. 2020 Dec 13;25(1):184–202. doi: 10.1111/jcmm.15903

TABLE 2.

The assessment of included articles according to TRIPODa

Item Development or validation? Checklist item Latorre 2015 Pan 2019 Wang 2011 Zhou 2016 Barry 2018 Cui 2017 Duffy 2018 Miotto 2013 Qi 2012 Zhang 2013 Alipoor 2019 Hu 2019 de Araujo 2019 Chen 2017 Huang 2018 Qian 2018 Huang 2018 Huang 2018
1 Development Identify the study as developing and/or validating a multivariable prediction model, the target population, and the outcome to be predicted Yes Yes No Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes
2 Development Provide a summary of objectives, study design, setting, participants, sample size, predictors, outcome, statistical analysis, results, and conclusions No Yes No No Yes Yes No Yes No Yes No Yes Yes No Yes No No Yes
3a Development Explain the medical context (including whether diagnostic or prognostic) and rationale for developing or validating the multivariable prediction model, including references to existing models Yes Yes No No Yes Yes Yes No Yes No Yes Yes No No Yes No Yes Yes
3b Development Specify the objectives, including whether the study describes the development or validation of the model, or both Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
4a Development Describe the study design or source of data (for example, randomized trial, cohort, or registry data), separately for the development and validation data sets, if applicable Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
4b Development Specify the key study dates, including start of accrual; end of accrual; and, if applicable, end of follow‐up No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes
5a Development Specify key elements of the study setting (for example, primary care, secondary care, general population) including number and location of centres Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
5b Development Describe eligibility criteria for participants Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes
5c Development Give details of treatments received, if relevant No No Yes No Yes No Yes No Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes No No No No
6a Development Clearly define the outcome that is predicted by the prediction model, including how and when assessed Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
6b Development Report any actions to blind assessment of the outcome to be predicted No No Yes No No No No No No No No Yes No No Yes No No No
7a Development Clearly define all predictors used in developing the multivariable prediction model, including how and when they were measured Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
7b Development Report any actions to blind assessment of predictors for the outcome and other predictors No No Yes No No No No No No No No Yes No No Yes No No No
8 Development Explain how the study size was arrived at. No Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes
9 Development Describe how missing data were handled (for example, complete‐case analysis, single imputation, multiple imputation) with details of any imputation method No No Yes No No No Yes No No No No Yes No Yes Yes No No No
10a Development Describe how predictors were handled in the analyses Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
10b Development Specify type of model, all model‐building procedures (including any predictor selection), and method for internal validation No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
10c Validation For validation, describe how the predictions were calculated Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
10d Development Specify all measures used to assess model performance and, if relevant, to compare multiple models No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
10e Validation Describe any model updating (for example, recalibration) arising from the validation, if done No No Yes No No No Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes No No No No No
11 Development Provide details on how risk groups were created, if done NAb Yes NA NA NA Yes NA NA NA Yes NA NA NA NA NA Yes Yes Yes
12 Validation For validation, identify any differences from the development data in setting, eligibility criteria, outcome, and predictors No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes No Yes Yes No Yes Yes
13a Development Describe the flow of participants through the study, including the number of participants with and without the outcome and, if applicable, a summary of the follow‐up time. A diagram may be helpful No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes No Yes No Yes No Yes Yes No Yes Yes
13b Development Describe the characteristics of the participants (basic demographics, clinical features, available predictors), including the number of participants with missing data for predictors and outcome No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes No Yes Yes
13c Validation For validation, show a comparison with the development data of the distribution of important variables (demographics, predictors and outcome). No Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes No Yes Yes No Yes Yes
14a Development Specify the number of participants and outcome events in each analysis Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
14b Development If done, report the unadjusted association between each candidate predictor and outcome No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
15a Development Present the full prediction model to allow predictions for individuals (that is, all regression coefficients, and model intercept or baseline survival at a given time point) No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
15b Development Explain how to use the prediction model No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
16 Development Report performance measures (with CIs) for the prediction model No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
17 Validation If done, report the results from any model updating (that is, model specification, model performance) NA NA NA Yes NA NA NA NA Yes Yes NA Yes Yes NA NA NA NA NA
18 Development Discuss any limitations of the study (such as nonrepresentative sample, few events per predictor, missing data) Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes No Yes No No Yes
19a Validation For validation, discuss the results with reference to performance in the development data, and any other validation data No Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
19b Development Give an overall interpretation of the results, considering objectives, limitations, results from similar studies, and other relevant evidence Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
20 Development Discuss the potential clinical use of the model and implications for future research Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
21 Development Provide information about the availability of supplementary resources, such as study protocol, Web calculator, and data sets No Yes Yes No Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes No Yes No Yes
22 Development Give the source of funding and the role of the funders for the present study No Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

a: Transparent Reporting of a multivariable prediction model for Individual Prognosis Or Diagnosis. b: Not applicable.