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. 2021 Sep 27;50:56. doi: 10.1186/s40463-021-00538-6
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