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. 2022 Aug 10;81(3):304–321. doi: 10.1093/nutrit/nuac057

Table 2.

Critical appraisal of included reviews27

Included reviews Questiona
No. of criteria met
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
Delgado-Noguera et al (2011)36 Y Y Y Y Y U U Y N Y Y 8
Dudley et al (2015)1 Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y N N Y 9
Evans et al (2012)19 Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y 11
Langellotto et al (2012)37 Y Y Y Y N N N Y Y Y Y 8
Metcalfe et al (2020)38 Y Y Y Y Y N Y Y N N Y 8
Micha et al (2018)22 Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y 11
Morgan et a. (2020)39 Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y U Y Y 10
Silveira et al (2011)40 Y Y Y Y Y Y N Y N Y N 8
a

Question (Q)1: Is the review question clearly and explicitly stated? Q2: Were the inclusion criteria appropriate for the review question? Q3: Was the search strategy appropriate? Q4: Were the sources and resources used to search for studies adequate? Q5: Were the criteria for appraising studies appropriate? Q6: Was critical appraisal conducted by ≥2 reviewers independently? Q7: Were there methods to minimize errors in data extraction? Q8: Were the methods used to combine studies appropriate? Q9: Was the likelihood of publication bias assessed? Q10: Were recommendations for policy and/or practice supported by the reported data? Q11: Were the specific directives for new research appropriate? Based on Chai et al.33

Abbreviations: ES, effect size; N, no; U, unclear; Y, yes.