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. 2022 Mar 9;14(3):e23009. doi: 10.7759/cureus.23009

Table 3. Risk of bias assessment (3/5).

Studies Liu et al., 2018 [32] Ali-Sisto et al., 2018 [33] Liu et al., 2018 [34] Gui et al., 2018 [35] Czysz et al., 2019 [36] Bhattacharyya et al., 2019 [37] Bhattacharyya et al., 2019 [38] Chen et al., 2019 [39] Ahmed et al., 2020 [40] Brunoni et al., 2020 [41] Han et al., 2020 [42]
STROBE items
Title and abstract   X X X X X X X X X  
Background/rationale X X X X X X X X X X X
Objectives X X X X X X X X X X X
Study design X X X X X X X X X X X
Setting X X X X X X X     X X
Participants X X X X X   X     X X
Variables X X X   X X X X X X X
Data source/measurement X X X X X X X X X X X
Bias       X X         X X
Study size X X X X X X X     X X
Quantitative variables X X X X X X X X X X X
Statistical methods X X X X X X X X X X X
Participants   X X   X         X X
Descriptive data X X X X X   X X X X X
Outcome data X X X X X X X X X X X
Main results X X X X X X X X X X X
Other analysis X X X X X X X X X X X
Key results X X X X X X X X X X X
Limitations   X X X X X X X X X X
Interpretation X X X X X X X X X X X
Generalizability     X X X X   X X X X
Funding X X X X X X X X X X X
Total 17 20 21 21 22 18 19 17 17 22 21