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. 2022 Oct 22;32:45. doi: 10.1038/s41533-022-00311-w

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