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. 2021 May 7;16(5):e0251236. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0251236

Table 3. QUADAS-2 assessments for studies in adults.

Study Risk of bias Applicability concerns
ADULTS Patient selection Index test Reference standard Flow and timing Patient selection Index test Reference standard
Agostinis 2017 [34] High High High Unclear High Low High
Babasa 2019 [35] Low Unclear Unclear Unclear Low Low Low
Fentress 2020 [33] High High Low Unclear High Low Low
Montuori 2019 [9] High Unclear High High Low Low High
Wagih 2020 [36] High Unclear High High High Low High

Low = low risk/concern; High = high risk/concern; Unclear = unclear risk/concern.