Table 3.

Summary of the Risk of Bias Assessment

Bayard 2004a [27]Bayard 2004b [27]Chaparro 1998 [15]Ferres 2007 [29]Pini 2003 [12]Ruo 1994 [34]Vitek 1996 [36]Williams 1997 [38]
Domains
 ConfoundingCriticalCriticalCriticalSeriousCriticalSeriousCriticalCritical
 SelectionSeriousSeriousLowModerateModerateModerateModerateCritical
 Measurement of exposuresCriticalCriticalCriticalModerateCriticalSeriousCriticalCritical
 Departures from exposuresSeriousSeriousSeriousModerateSeriousSeriousSeriousSerious
 Missing dataModerateSeriousModerateModerateModerateSeriousLowModerate
 Measurement of outcomesModerateModerateLowLowLowLowModerateLow
 Reported resultsModerateLowLowLowLowLowLowLow
Overall biasCriticalCriticalCriticalSeriousCriticalSeriousCriticalCritical
Bayard 2004a [27]Bayard 2004b [27]Chaparro 1998 [15]Ferres 2007 [29]Pini 2003 [12]Ruo 1994 [34]Vitek 1996 [36]Williams 1997 [38]
Domains
 ConfoundingCriticalCriticalCriticalSeriousCriticalSeriousCriticalCritical
 SelectionSeriousSeriousLowModerateModerateModerateModerateCritical
 Measurement of exposuresCriticalCriticalCriticalModerateCriticalSeriousCriticalCritical
 Departures from exposuresSeriousSeriousSeriousModerateSeriousSeriousSeriousSerious
 Missing dataModerateSeriousModerateModerateModerateSeriousLowModerate
 Measurement of outcomesModerateModerateLowLowLowLowModerateLow
 Reported resultsModerateLowLowLowLowLowLowLow
Overall biasCriticalCriticalCriticalSeriousCriticalSeriousCriticalCritical
Table 3.

Summary of the Risk of Bias Assessment

Bayard 2004a [27]Bayard 2004b [27]Chaparro 1998 [15]Ferres 2007 [29]Pini 2003 [12]Ruo 1994 [34]Vitek 1996 [36]Williams 1997 [38]
Domains
 ConfoundingCriticalCriticalCriticalSeriousCriticalSeriousCriticalCritical
 SelectionSeriousSeriousLowModerateModerateModerateModerateCritical
 Measurement of exposuresCriticalCriticalCriticalModerateCriticalSeriousCriticalCritical
 Departures from exposuresSeriousSeriousSeriousModerateSeriousSeriousSeriousSerious
 Missing dataModerateSeriousModerateModerateModerateSeriousLowModerate
 Measurement of outcomesModerateModerateLowLowLowLowModerateLow
 Reported resultsModerateLowLowLowLowLowLowLow
Overall biasCriticalCriticalCriticalSeriousCriticalSeriousCriticalCritical
Bayard 2004a [27]Bayard 2004b [27]Chaparro 1998 [15]Ferres 2007 [29]Pini 2003 [12]Ruo 1994 [34]Vitek 1996 [36]Williams 1997 [38]
Domains
 ConfoundingCriticalCriticalCriticalSeriousCriticalSeriousCriticalCritical
 SelectionSeriousSeriousLowModerateModerateModerateModerateCritical
 Measurement of exposuresCriticalCriticalCriticalModerateCriticalSeriousCriticalCritical
 Departures from exposuresSeriousSeriousSeriousModerateSeriousSeriousSeriousSerious
 Missing dataModerateSeriousModerateModerateModerateSeriousLowModerate
 Measurement of outcomesModerateModerateLowLowLowLowModerateLow
 Reported resultsModerateLowLowLowLowLowLowLow
Overall biasCriticalCriticalCriticalSeriousCriticalSeriousCriticalCritical
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