Effect of Exercise Intervention on Flow-Mediated Dilation in Overweight and Obese Adults: Meta-Analysis

Table 4

Methodological scores by Physiotherapy Evidence Database (PEDro) scale.

Studies	PEDro criterion											Total score
	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11
Ades et al. (2011) [23]	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	1	1	1	1	9
Baynard et al. (2009) [24]	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	6
Bhutani et al. (2013) [25]	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	7
Blumenthal et al. (2010) [26]	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	8
Choo et al. (2014) [27]	1	1	1	1	1	0	1	0	1	1	1	9
Cotie et al. (2014) [28]	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	5
Davison et al. (2008) [29]	1	1	1	1	1	0	1	0	1	1	1	9
Fayh et al. (2013) [30]	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	7
Franklin et al. (2015) [31]	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	8
Hamdy et al. (2003) [32]	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	5
Kwon et al. (2011) [33]	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	8
Olson et al. (2006) [34]	1	1	1	1	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	9
Pugh et al. (2014) [35]	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	7
Robinson et al. (2016) [36]	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	5
Swift et al. (2012) [37]	1	1	1	1	0	0	1	0	1	1	1	8
Vinet et al. (2011) [38]	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	1	5
Wycherley et al. (2008) [39]	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	8
Total	16	12	12	17	3	0	4	9	17	16	17

Note. Each number of PEDro criterion is represented as follows: 1: inclusion and source; 2: random allocation; 3: concealed allocation; 4: baseline comparability; 5: blinded subjects; 6: blinded therapists; 7: blinded assessors; 8: outcomes for >85%; 9: intention-to-treat analysis; 10: between-group comparisons; 11: mean and variability data.