Table 6.
Intrastudy risk of bias of the included studies according to the Joanna Briggs Institute Critical Appraisal Checklist for Analytical Cross-Sectional Studies
| Author | Were the inclusion criteria in the sample clearly defined? | Were the study subjects and the environment described in detail? | Was exposure measured in a valid and reliable manner? | Were objective and standardized criteria used to measure the condition? | Have confounding factors been identified? | Were strategies established to deal with confounding factors? | Were the outcomes measured in a valid and reliable manner? | Was appropriate statistical analysis used? | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Acuña et al.(14) | No | No | Yes | Yes | No | Not applicable | Yes | Yes | 
| Albuquerque et al.(15) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Not applicable | Yes | Yes | 
| Bezerra et al.(16) | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | Not applicable | Yes | Yes | 
| Castro et al.(17) | No | Yes | Yes | Not clear | No | Not applicable | Not clear | Not clear | 
| Cruz et al.(18) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Not applicable | Yes | No | 
| El-Fakhouri et al.(19) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Not applicable | Yes | No | 
| Favarin et al.(20) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Not applicable | Yes | No | 
| França et al.(21) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Not applicable | Yes | Yes | 
| Freitas et al.(22) | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Not applicable | Yes | Yes | 
| Galvão et al.(23) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Not applicable | Yes | Yes | 
| Guia et al.(24) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Not applicable | Yes | Yes | 
| Marques et al.(25) | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | No | Not applicable | Yes | Not clear | 
| Matias et al.(26) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Not applicable | Yes | Yes | 
| Melo et al.(27) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Not applicable | Not clear | Not clear | 
| Nascimento et al.(28) | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | No | 
| Nogueira et al.(29) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Not applicable | Yes | Yes | 
| Nogueira et al.(30) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Not applicable | Yes | Yes | 
| Pauletti et al.(31) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Not applicable | Yes | Yes | 
| Perão et al.(32) | No | No | Not clear | Not clear | No | Not applicable | Not clear | Not clear | 
| Del Painter et al.(33) | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Not applicable | Yes | No | 
| Queiroz et al.(34) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Not applicable | Yes | Yes | 
| Rodriguez et al.(35) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Not applicable | Yes | No | 
| Silva et al.(36) | No | No | Yes | Yes | No | Not applicable | Not clear | Not clear | 
| Silva et al.(37) | No | No | Yes | Yes | No | Not applicable | Not clear | Not clear | 
| Soares et al.(38) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Not applicable | Yes | Yes | 
| Sousa et al.(39) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Not clear | No | Not applicable | Not clear | Not clear | 
| Vieira et al.(40) | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes |