Table 3.
Risk of bias evaluation of the included studies.
| Domain | Antoniazzi et al.10 | Ergun et al.11 | Kuru et al.22 | Marton et al.23 | Najera et al.24 | Pedersen et al.16 | Pedersen et al.15 | Rhodus & Michalowicz12 | Tseng25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bias due to confounding | Moderate risk | Moderate risk | Moderate risk | Moderate risk | Moderate risk | Moderate risk | Moderate risk | Moderate risk | Moderate risk |
| Bias in selection of participants into the study | Low risk | Moderate risk | Low risk | Low risk | Low risk | Low risk | Low risk | Low risk | Moderate risk |
| Bias in classification of interventions | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X |
| Bias due to deviations from intended interventions | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X |
| Bias due to missing data | Low risk | Low risk | Low risk | Low risk | Low risk | Low risk | Low risk | Low risk | Low risk |
| Bias in measurement of outcomes | Low risk | Low risk | Low risk | Low risk | Low risk | Low risk | Low risk | Low risk | Low risk |
| Bias in selection of the reported result | Low risk | Low risk | Low risk | Low risk | Low risk | Low risk | Low risk | Low risk | Low risk |
| Overall | Moderate risk | Moderate risk | Moderate risk | Moderate risk | Moderate risk | Moderate risk | Moderate risk | Moderate risk | Moderate risk |