Table 5 Critical appraisal result of the studies using cross-sectional study design
Included articles | Criterion no. (items included to appraise cross-sectional studies) | ||||||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Total | Raw % | Risk | |
(Allemann et al.44) | √ | √ | √ | √ | * | * | √ | √ | 6 | 75 | Moderate |
(Athilingam et al.62) | √ | √ | √ | √ | √ | √ | √ | √ | 8 | 100 | Low |
(Griffin et al.63) | * | * | √ | √ | √ | * | √ | √ | 5 | 62.5 | Moderate |
(Longman et al.50) | √ | √ | √ | √ | * | * | √ | √ | 6 | 75 | Moderate |
(Nichols et al.54) | √ | √ | √ | √ | X | X | √ | * | 5 | 62.5 | Moderate |
(Obiegło et al.52) | √ | √ | √ | √ | X | X | √ | √ | 6 | 75 | Moderate |
(Polikandrioti59) | √ | √ | * | √ | X | X | √ | √ | 5 | 62.5 | Moderate |
(Yang et al.39) | √ | √ | √ | √ | √ | √ | √ | √ | 8 | 100 | Low |
(Seo et al.45) | √ | √ | * | * | √ | √ | * | √ | 5 | 62.5 | Moderate |