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. 2021 Sep 29;162(1):88–108.e9. doi: 10.1053/j.gastro.2021.09.055

Supplementary Table 6.

Grading of Recommendations, Assessment, Development, and Evaluation (GRADE) Criteria for Studies Included in the Meta-Analysis of Case Control Studies Comparing Serologic Response After 2 Doses of Messenger RNA Vaccine to Controls

No. of participants Starting level of evidence Quality assessment
Reasons to increase level of evidence (large magnitude of effect; dose-response gradient; potential confounding) Overall quality of evidence
Risk of bias Inconsistency Indirectness Imprecision Publication bias
1188 (cases) and 499 (controls) Low Not serious Serious Serious Not serious Not serious N/A Low

N/A, not applicable.