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Table 2 Risk of bias in non-randomised studies -of interventions (ROBINS-I) tool

From: The association of body mass index with difficult tracheal intubation management by direct laryngoscopy: a meta-analysis

Author; Year

Bias due to confounding

Bias in selection of participants into the study

Bias due to missing data

Bias in measurement of outcomes

Bias in selection of the reported result

Overall bias

Gonzalez 2008 [7]

Moderate

Low

Low

Low

Moderate

Moderate

Mashour, 2008 [8]

Moderate

Low

Low

Low

Low

Low

Lavi2009[14]

Moderate

Low

Low

Low

Moderate

Moderate

Dargin 2013 [23]

Moderate

Low

Moderate

Low

Moderate

Moderate

Juvin 2003 [24]

Moderate

Low

Low

Low

Moderate

Moderate

Basaranoglu 2010 [25]

Moderate

Low

Low

Low

Moderate

Moderate

Ezri 2003 [26]

Moderate

Low

Low

Low

Moderate

Moderate

Heinrich 2013 [27]

Moderate

Low

Moderate

Low

Moderate

Moderate

Lee 2014 [28]

Moderate

Low

Low

Low

Moderate

Moderate

Voyagis 1998 [29]

Moderate

Low

Low

Low

Moderate

Moderate

Magalhães 2013 [30]

Moderate

Low

Low

Low

Moderate

Moderate

Turkay Aydogmus 2014 [31]

Moderate

Low

Low

Low

Moderate

Moderate

Aslani2012[32]

Moderate

Low

Low

Low

Moderate

Moderate

Combes2005[33]

Serious

Low

Low

Low

Moderate

Moderate

Yildiz 2010 [34]

Serious

Low

Low

Low

Moderate

Moderate

Lundstrøm 2009 [35]

Moderate

Low

Low

Low

Low

Low

  1. All parameters were assessed for their risk by using a scale that classifies them as low, moderate, serious or critical