Assessed risk of bias of included studies using the ROBINS-I tool
Study | Type of bias | Overall bias risk | ||||||
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Confounding | Selection of participants | Classification of intervention | Deviations from intended interventions | Missing data | Measurement of outcomes | Selection of reported results | ||
Afaq et al. [7] | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Low | Moderate | Low | Low | Moderate |
Broadhurst et al. [8] | Low | Low | Low | Low | Low | Low | Low | Low |
Choudry et al. [9] | Low | Low | Low | Low | Moderate | Low | Low | Moderate |
Clarke et al. [10] | Low | Low | Moderate | Low | Low | Moderate | Low | Moderate |
Donnelly et al. [11] | Low | Low | Low | Low | Low | Low | Low | Low |
McAllister et al. [12] | Low | Low | Low | Low | Low | Low | Low | Low |
Talbot et al. [13] | Low | Low | Moderate | Low | Low | Low | Low | Low |
Tyagi et al. [14] | Low | Moderate | Low | Low | Low | Low | Low | Moderate |
Westacott et al. [15] | Low | Low | Low | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Low | Low |