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Table 2 Summary of risk-of-bias assessment

From: Predictors of mortality in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Study

Study participation

Study attrition

Predictors

Outcome

Statistical analysis and cofounding

Performance of prediction tool

Overall bias

Abu Hussein, 2014

L

H

L

L

M

M

M

Almagro, 2014

L

H

L

L

M

M

M

Ankjærgaard, 2017

L

M

M

L

H

NA

M

Bélanger, 2018

L

H

M

L

L

NA

M

Bloom, 2019

L

H

L

L

L

L

L

Cheng, 2020

L

H

L

L

L

NA

L

Coleta, 2008

L

H

L

L

M

NA

M

Duenk, 2017

L

H

L

L

H

M

H

Duman, 2015

L

M

L

L

H

NA

M

Edwards, 2011

L

H

L

L

H

H

H

Eriksen, 2010

L

M

L

L

H

NA

M

Fan, 2002

M

H

M

L

L

M

H

García-Sanz, 2017

M

H

L

L

M

NA

M

Gavazzi, 2015

L

H

L

L

M

NA

M

Gudmundsson, 2006

L

M

L

L

H

NA

M

Guerrero, 2016

L

H

M

L

M

NA

M

Hallin, 2007

L

H

L

L

M

NA

M

Ho, 2014

L

H

L

L

M

NA

M

Hoong, 2017

M

H

M

M

M

NA

H

Horita, 2016

L

M

L

L

M

M

M

Hu, 2016

L

M

M

L

M

NA

M

Man, 2006

M

H

L

L

L

M

M

Marin, 2013

M

H

L

L

M

M

H

Martinez, 2008

M

M

L

L

L

M

M

Martinez-Rivera, 2012

L

H

M

L

M

NA

M

Morales, 2018

L

H

L

L

M

M

M

Navarro, 2015

L

H

L

L

M

H

H

Neo, 2017

L

H

L

L

M

M

M

Niksarlioǧlu, 2013

L

H

L

L

L

NA

L

Park, 2020

L

H

L

L

M

M

M

Pascual-Guardia, 2017

M

H

L

L

H

H

H

Philip, 2012

L

H

H

L

L

NA

M

Pinto-Plata, 2004

L

M

L

L

M

NA

L

Puhan, 2013

L

L

L

L

M

M

L

Ranieri, 2008

L

H

L

L

M

NA

M

Renom, 2010

L

H

L

L

M

NA

M

Shin, 2019

L

H

L

L

M

NA

M

Slenter, 2013

L

M

L

L

M

NA

L

Stolz, 2014

L

H

L

L

L

M

M

Yohannes, 2005

L

H

L

L

H

M

H

Zhan, 2020

L

H

L

L

H

L

M

Zimmermann, 2020

L

M

M

L

M

NA

M

  1. H, high risk-of-bias; L, low risk-of-bias; M, moderate risk-of-bias; NA, not applicable