Table 3.
Quality assessment of non-randomized studies of interventions examining the effects of e-cigarettes on lung function, as defined by the ROBINS-I tool.
| Bias due to confounding | Bias in the selection of participants for the study | Bias in the classification of interventions | Bias due to deviations from the intended intervention | Bias due to missing data | Bias in the measurement of outcomes | Bias in the selection of the reported result | Overall | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Palamidas 2013 | Moderate | Moderate | Low | Low | No Information | No Information | Moderate | Moderate |
| Palamidas 2017 | Moderate | Low | Low | Low | Low | No Information | Low | Moderate |
| Polosa 2017 | Serious | Low | Low | Low | Moderate | Low | Moderate | Serious |
| Coppeta 2018 | Low | Low | Low | Low | No Information | Moderate | Low | Moderate |
| Kizhakke Puliyakote 2021 | Moderate | Low | Moderate | Low | Low | Moderate | Low | Moderate |