The Prevalence and Risk Factors of Hypertension among the Urban Population in Southeast Asian Countries: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Table 1

Quality assessment of selected articles.

Authors (years)	Selection (maximum 5 stars)				Comparability (maximum 2 stars)	Outcome (maximum 3 stars)		Total stars
	Representativeness of the sample	Sample size	Nonrespondent	Ascertainment of the exposure (risk factor)	The subjects in different outcome groups are comparable, based on the study design or analysis. Confounding factors are controlled	Assessment of the outcome	Statistical test
Abdul-Razak et al. (2016) [14]	1	1	0	2	1	2	1	8
Bjertness et al. (2016) [15]	1	1	0	2	1	2	1	8
Christiani et al. (2016) [16]	1	1	0	1	1	2	1	7
Htet et al. (2017) [17]	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	8
Kho et al. (2018) [18]	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	8
Liew et al. (2019) [19]	0	1	1	2	1	1	1	7
Liew et al. (2019) [20]	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	8
Visanuyothin et al. (2018) [21]	1	1	1	2	1	2	1	9
Sison et al. (2019) [22]	1	1	1	2	0	2	1	8