Table 1 Quality assessment of the selected studies for meta-analysis
S. no | Criteria | High (0–55%) | Moderate (56–78%) | Low (79–100%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Purpose of this study | 36 | – | – |
2 | Eligibility criteria | 25 | 6 | 5 |
3 | Sample size adjustment | 36 | – | – |
4 | Research group of people | 36 | – | – |
5 | Cut-off criteria (follow-up) | 33 | 3 | – |
6 | Range of anatomical parts | 36 | – | – |
7 | Definition of the measurement used | 36 | – | – |
8 | Outcome assessment (OS, DFS) | 31 | 5 | – |
9 | Outcome measures (HR, CI) | 26 | – | 10 |
10 | Follow-up rate | 27 | 9 | – |
| Â | Total selected studies | 20 | 8 | 8 |