Table 3.
Risk of bias considering parameters reported in reviewed articles.
| No. | Study | Standardized magnet | Standardized treatment | Standardized measurement | Sample size descriptions | Blinding of the operator | One operator | Risk 1–2 = H; 3–4 = M; 5–6 = L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yiu et al. 2004 [5] | Y | Y | N | Y | N | N | M |
| 2 | Chao et al. 2005 [14] | Y | N | N | Y | N | N | H |
| 3 | Ohashi et al. 2007 [15] | Y | N | N | Y | N | N | H |
| 4 | Huang, 2008 [16] | Y | N | N | Y | N | N | H |
| 5 | Boeckler et al. 2009 [17] | Y | Y | Y | Y | N | N | M |
| 6 | Akin et al. 2011 [18] | Y | N | Y | Y | N | N | M |
| 7 | Hasegawa et al. 2011 [19] | Y | N | N | Y | N | N | H |
| 8 | Yang et al. 2011 [20] | Y | Y | Y | N | N | N | M |
| 9 | Chung, 2011 [21] | Y | Y | N | Y | N | N | M |
| 10 | Akin et al. 2013 [9] | Y | Y | Y | Y | N | N | M |
| 11 | Hao et al. 2014 [22] | Y | N | N | Y | N | N | H |
| 12 | Lee et al., 2017 [23] | Y | N | Y | Y | N | N | M |
| 13 | Kang et al. 2019 (Materials, 2019; 12:1–12) [24] | Y | Y | Y | Y | N | N | M |
| 14 | Kang et al. 2019 (J Magn, 2019; 24 : 733–8) [25] | Y | Y | Y | Y | N | N | M |
| 15 | Kusumadewi et al. 2021 [26] | Y | N | N | Y | N | N | H |
| Note: | Y = reported in the article | |||||||
| N = Not reported | H = High risk | M = Medium risk | L = Low risk |