Table 2.
Quality of evidence assessment of the included studies [results of the Cambridge Quality Checklist (17)].
| Study name | Type of study | Cambridge Quality Checklists | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Checklist for correlates | Checklist for risk factors | Checklist for causal risk factors | ||
| Yu et al., 2022 (18) | CCT | 2 | 3 | 3 |
| Perissiou et al., 2020 (19) | RCT | 3 | 3 | 7 |
| Colica et al., 2017 (20) | RCT | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| Brinkworth et al., 2016 (21) | RCT | 3 | 3 | 7 |
| Foster et al., 2010 (22) | RCT | 2 | 3 | 7 |
| Carter et al., 2006 (23) | CCT | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| Jensen et al., 2001 (24) | RCT | 3 | 3 | 7 |
CCT, Controlled Clinical Trial; RCT, randomized controlled trial.