Meta-Analysis
Copyright ©The Author(s) 2015.
World J Gastroenterol. May 7, 2015; 21(17): 5382-5392
Published online May 7, 2015. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v21.i17.5382
Table 2 Bias risk evaluation of the studies included in the meta-analysis
Ref.Random sequence generationAllocation blindingBlinding of participants and personnelBlinding of outcome assessmentImcomplete outcome dataSelective reportingOther bias
Lai et al[3]Low riskUnclear riskLow riskLow riskLow riskLow riskLow risk
Yeomans et al[4]Low riskUnclear riskLow riskLow riskLow riskLow riskLow risk
Bhatt et al[5]Low riskUnclear riskLow riskLow riskLow riskLow riskhigh risk
Ren et al[6]Unclear riskUnclear riskUnclear riskUnclear riskLow riskLow riskLow risk
Scheiman et al[8]Low riskLow riskLow riskLow riskLow riskLow riskLow risk
Sugano et al[9]Low riskUnclear riskLow riskLow riskLow riskLow riskLow risk
Sanuki et al[7]Unclear riskUnclear riskLow riskLow riskLow riskLow riskLow risk
Ng et al[12]Low riskLow riskLow riskLow riskLow riskLow riskLow risk
Ng et al[11]Low riskLow riskLow riskLow riskLow riskLow riskLow risk
Yano et al[10]Low riskUnclear riskUnclear riskUnclear riskLow riskLow riskLow risk