| Study | Yr | Bias due to confounding | Bias in selection of participants into the study | Bias in classification of interventions | Bias in deviations from intended Interventions | Bias due to missing data | Bias in measurement of outcomes | Bias in selection of the reported result | Overall bias |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ahrens [16] | 2005 | Critical | Critical | NI | NI | Low | Serious | Low | Critical |
| Ahrens [17] | 2007 | Critical | Serious | Serious | Low | Low | Moderate | Low | Critical |
| Aldington [18] | 2008 | Low | Moderate | Low | Low | Low | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate |
| Berthiller [19] | 2009 | Low | Moderate | Low | Low | Low | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate |
| Bhattacharyya [20] | 2015 | Serious | Moderate | Low | Low | Low | Moderate | Moderate | Serious |
| Bonnet [21] | 2013 | Serious | Moderate | Low | NI | Moderate | Moderate | Low | Serious |
| Brumbach [22] | 2019 | Low | Moderate | Low | Low | Low | Low | Low | Moderate |
| Cook [24] | 2014 | Low | Moderate | Low | Low | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate |
| Darling [25] | 1993 | Serious | Serious | Low | Low | Moderate | Moderate | Low | Serious |
| Darling [26] | 2002 | Serious | Serious | Low | Serious | Low | Moderate | Low | Serious |
| Darling [43] | 1990 | Critical | Serious | Serious | NI | Low | Moderate | Low | Critical |
| Donald [28] | 1986 | Critical | Serious | NI | NI | Low | NI | NI | Critical |
| Feng [29] | 2019 | Low | Moderate | Low | Low | Low | Low | Low | Moderate |
| Gillison [30] | 2008 | Low | Moderate | Low | Low | Low | Low | Low | Moderate |
| Han [31] | 2010 | Low | Moderate | Low | Low | Low | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate |
| Hashibe [32] | 2006 | Low | Low | Low | Low | Low | Low | Low | Moderate |
| Henderson [33] | 1972 | Critical | Critical | Serious | NI | NI | Serious | NI | Critical |
| Herning [34] | 2008 | Low | Moderate | Low | Low | Low | Low | Low | Moderate |
| Hess [35] | 2014 | Low | Moderate | Serious | Low | Low | Low | Low | Serious |
| Kagen [36] | 1983 | Critical | Serious | Low | Low | NI | Moderate | Low | Critical |
| Liang [37] | 2009 | Low | Moderate | Low | Low | Moderate | Low | Low | Moderate |
| Llewellyn [39] | 2004 | Low | Moderate | Low | Low | Low | Low | Low | Moderate |
| Llewellyn [40] | 2004 | Low | Moderate | Low | Low | Moderate | Moderate | Low | Moderate |
| Malhotra [41] | 2017 | Low | Moderate | Low | Low | Low | Moderate | Low | Moderate |
| Marks [42] | 2013 | Low | Moderate | Low | Low | Moderate | Low | Low | Moderate |
| Mueller [43] | 1980 | Serious | Serious | Low | Serious | Serious | Low | Low | Serious |
| Muller [45] | 2015 | Low | Moderate | Low | Low | Moderate | Low | Low | Moderate |
| Newman [46] | 2019 | Critical | Serious | Low | Serious | Low | Moderate | Low | Critical |
| Parshad [47] | 1983 | Serious | Serious | Low | NI | Low | Low | Low | Serious |
| Prasad [48] | 2013 | Serious | Low | Low | NI | Serious | Low | Low | Serious |
| Rosenblatt [49] | 2004 | Low | Moderate | Low | Low | Low | Low | Low | Moderate |
| Shah [50] | 2018 | Serious | Serious | Serious | Serious | Low | Low | Low | Serious |
| Spector [52] | 1974 | Critical | Serious | Low | Serious | Low | Low | Low | Critical |
| Stokes [53] | 2000 | Serious | Serious | Serious | Serious | Low | Serious | Low | Serious |
| Tashkin [54] | 2012 | Low | Moderate | Low | Low | Moderate | Moderate | Low | Moderate |
| Taylor [55] | 1988 | Critical | Critical | Critical | Serious | Moderate | Serious | Low | Critical |
| Tennant [56] | 1971 | Critical | Serious | Critical | Serious | Serious | Serious | Moderate | Critical |
| Weich [57] | 2012 | Serious | Serious | Moderate | Serious | Low | Serious | Low | Serious |
| Xie [59] | 2018 | Low | Moderate | Low | Low | Low | Low | Low | Moderate |
| Zhang [60] | 1999 | Low | Moderate | Low | Low | Low | Low | Low | Moderate |
| Zhang1 [11] | 2000 | Low | Moderate | Low | Low | Moderate | Low | Low | Moderate |
| Zhang [62] | 2019 | Low | Moderate | Low | Low | Low | Low | Low | Moderate |
| Zuskin [63] | 1990 | Serious | Serious | Serious | Serious | Low | Moderate | Low | Serious |