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. 2021 Dec 23;16(12):e0259996. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0259996

Table 6. Methodological quality assessment.

Item 1: Source of Information Item 2: Inclusion/ Exclusion Criteria Item 3: Time Period for Identity Item 4: Subjects consecutive Item 5: Evaluat-ors Masked Item 6: Quality Assurance Assessments Item 7: Samples Exclusions Item 8: Confoundi-ng assessed/ controlled Item 9: Missing Data Item 10: Response Rates Item 11: Follow-up Total Items Reported (Max. 11)
Hansen et al. (2005) Yes Unclear No Yes No Yes Yes Yes Unclear No Unclear 5
Andersson et al. (2014) Yes Unclear Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes Unclear No Unclear 6
Agodi et al. (2015) Yes No Yes Yes No Yes No Yes No No Unclear 5
Alsved et al. (2018) Yes No Yes Yes No Yes No Yes No No Unclear 5
Perdelli, Sartini et al. (2006) Yes No No Yes No Yes No Unclear No No Unclear 3
Perdelli, Cristina et al. (2006) Yes No No Yes No No No Yes No No Unclear 3
Brun et al. (2013) Yes Unclear Yes Yes No Unclear No Unclear No No Unclear 3
Curtis et al. (2005) Yes Unclear Yes Yes No Yes Unclear Unclear No Yes Unclear 5
Falvey et al. (2007) Yes No Yes Yes No Unclear Unclear Unclear No Yes Unclear 4
Sixt et al. (2007) Yes No Yes Yes No No Yes Yes Yes Yes Unclear 7
Cho et al. (2018) Yes No Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes No No Unclear 6
% Items (+) reported: 100% 0% 72.7% 100% 0% 63.6% 36.4% 63.6% 9.1% 27.3% 0%