Table 2 Quality evaluation and risk of bias assessment of included literature.

From: Positive rate of wheat allergens in the Chinese allergic population: a systematic review and meta-analysis

First author

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

Score

Chen ZY27

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

Yes

Yes

No

Yes

7

Du WJ28

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

Yes

No

No

Yes

6

Li J29

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

Yes

No

No

Yes

6

Liu F31

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

Yes

No

No

Yes

6

Qin P32

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

Yes

Yes

No

Yes

6

Rina33

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

Yes

No

No

Yes

6

Song X34

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

Yes

No

No

Yes

6

Sun ZY35

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

Yes

Yes

No

Yes

7

Zhao XY37

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

Yes

No

No

Yes

6

Li WJ30

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

Yes

No

No

Yes

6

Cao W26

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

Yes

Yes

No

Yes

7

Bao CC25

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

Yes

Yes

No

Yes

7

Xu YS36

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

Yes

No

No

Yes

6

  1. Replace unclear; 1 define the source of information(survey, record review); 2 list inclusion and exclusion criteria for exposed and unexposed subjects(cases and controls) or refer to previous publications; 3 indicate time period used for identifying patients; 4 indicate whether or not subjects were consecutive if not population-based; 5 indicate if evaluators of subjective components of study were masked to other aspects of the status of the participants; 6 describe any assessments undertaken for quality assurance purposes (e.g., test/retest of primary outcome measurements); 7 explain any patient exclusion from analysis; 8 describe how confounding was assessed and/or controlled; 9 if applicable, explain how missing data were handle in the analysis; 10 summarize patient response rates and completeness of data collection; 11 clarify what follow-up, if any, was expected and the percentage of patients for which incomplete data or follow-up was obtained.