Table 5. Risk of bias assessment of the included studies, using the ROBINS-I tool.
Authors | Study Design | Confounding | Selection participant | Classification of intervention | Missing data | Outcome measurement | Selection of reported result | Overall risk of bias |
Abadal Centellas et al., 2007 [29] | Retrospective | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Low | Low | Low | Moderate |
Bauer et al., 2017 [31] | Retrospective | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Low | Low | Moderate | Moderate |
Levy et al., 1995 [32] | Retrospective | Moderate | Low | Moderate | Moderate | Low | Low | Moderate |
Llompart Pou et al., 2011 [33] | Retrospective | Moderate | Moderate | Low | Moderate | Moderate | Low | Moderate |
Manet et al., 2016 [34] | Retrospective | Moderate | Moderate | Low | Low | Low | Low | Moderate |
Manet et al., 2017 [35] | Retrospective | Moderate | Low | Low | Moderate | Moderate | Low | Moderate |
Murad et al., 2012 [25] | Prospective | Moderate | Low | Moderate | Low | Low | Low | Moderate |
Tuettenberg et al., 2009 [23] | Prospective | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Low | Low | Moderate |
Willemse, 1998 [37] | Retrospective | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Low | Low | Moderate |