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. 2021 Oct-Dec;33(4):624–634. doi: 10.5935/0103-507X.20210088

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