Table 2.

Risk of bias of studies.

StudyAdequate Sequence GenerationAllocation ConcealmentBlindingIncomplete Outcome Data AddressedFree of Selective ReportingFree of Other Bias
De Boer 200844UnclearUnclearUnclearUnclearUnclearYes
Kong 200745YesNoUnclearYesUnclearNo
Lim 200846YesYesYesYesUnclearNo
Marco 200747YesYesYesYesUnclearYes
Yelnik 200748YesUnclearUnclearYesUnclearNo
Singh 200949YesYesYesYesYesNo
  • “Unclear”: enough information was not available to make a determination regarding that criterion.