Review Article

The Role of Biomarkers Pituitary Adenylate Cyclase-Activating Polypeptide (PACAP) and Vasoactive Intestinal Peptide (VIP) in Chronic and Episodic Migraines: A Meta-Analysis

Table 2

Result of risk of bias assessment of the included studies.

StudyBias domains
Selection of comparison groupsBias due to confoundingAscertainment of exposureMeasurement of outcomesMissing dataReporting of resultsOverall risk of bias

Han et al. [31]LowLowLowLowLowLowLow
Morollon “1” et al. [16]Moderate (only women were assigned controls)LowLowModerate (no measurement for episodic migraine)LowLowModerate
Morollon “2” et al. [17]LowModerate (all patients were females)LowLowLowLowModerate
Pereda et al. [3]LowLowLowLowLowLowLow
Togha et al. [25]LowModerate (patients were under treatment with onabotulinum toxin type A)LowLowLowLowModerate