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Table 2

Risk of bias of the included studies.

Included studies	A	B	C	D	E	F	G	Total
Darbandi et al., 2012 [9]	1	0	0	0	1	1	1	4
Darbandi et al., 2013 [10]	1	0	0	0	1	1	1	4
Darbandi et al., 2014 [11]	1	0	1	0	1	0	1	4
Gucel et al., 2012 [12]	1	0	0	0	1	1	1	4
Han-1, 2016 [13]	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	7
Han-2, 2016 [13]	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	7
He et al., 2008 [14]	1	0	0	1	1	1	1	5
Hsu et al., 2009 [15]	1	0	1	0	1	0	1	4
Hung et al., 2016 [16]	1	1	1	0	1	1	1	6
Kim et al., 2014 [17]	1	0	0	0	1	1	1	4
Lien et al., 2012 [18]	1	0	1	0	1	0	1	4
Luo, 2006 [19]	1	0	0	0	1	1	1	4
Nourshahi et al., 2009 [20]	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	3
Tong, 2011 [21]	1	0	1	1	1	1	1	6
Xing, 2009 [22]	1	1	0	0	1	1	1	5
Xiong et al., 2016 [23]	1	0	0	0	1	1	1	4
Yeh et al., 2015 [24]	1	1	1	0	0	0	1	4
Yeo et al., 2014 [25]	1	1	1	0	1	0	1	5
Zhang et al., 2012 [26]	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	7
Zhang, 2012 [27]	1	1	0	1	1	1	1	6
Zhao et al., 2011 [28]	1	0	0	1	1	1	1	5
Zhao, 2010 [29]	1	0	0	0	1	1	1	4

Note: A, adequate sequence generation; B, concealment of allocation; C, blinding of participants and personnel; D, blinding of outcome assessment; E, incomplete outcome data; F, selective reporting; G, other bias; 1, low risk of bias, the information of the domain was adequate in the text; 0, high risk of bias, the information of the domain was inadequate in the text.