Table 2.
Study | Bias Due to Confounding | Bias in the Selection of Participants in the Study | Bias in the Classification of Interventions | Bias Due to Deviations from Intended Interventions | Bias Due to Missing Data | Bias in the Measurement of Outcome | Bias in the Selection of the Reported Results | Overall Study Bias Rating |
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Assimon et al7 | Serious | Low | Low | Low | Low | Low | Low | Serious |
Shireman et al6 | Serious | Moderate | Low | Low | Low | Low | Moderate | Serious |
Weir et al10 | Moderate | Serious | Low | Moderate | Low | Moderate | Moderate | Serious |
Wu et al8 | Moderate | Low | Low | Low | Serious | Low | Moderate | Serious |
Note: Domain-specific and overall bias ratings of the 4 included studies.