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Table 6 Outcomes of the assessment of the risk of bias within eligible cross-sectional studies

From: Applicability of the mandibular canine index for sex estimation: a systematic review

Authors

Q1

Q2

Q3

Q4

Q5

Q6

Q7

Q8

%

Risk

Acharya and Mainali 2009

Yes

Yes

Unclear

Yes

No

No

Unclear

Yes

62.50%

Moderate

Anu et al. 2018

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

No

Unclear

Yes

68.75%

Moderate

Atreya et al. 2019

Yes

No

Yes

Yes

No

No

Yes

Unclear

56.25%

Moderate

Bai et al. 2018

Yes

No

Unclear

Yes

No

No

Unclear

Yes

50%

Moderate

Bakkannavar et al. 2015

Yes

Yes

Unclear

Yes

No

No

Unclear

Unclear

56.25%

Moderate

Dhakar et al. 2012

Yes

Yes

Unclear

Yes

No

No

Unclear

Yes

62.50%

Moderate

Divyadharsini and Kumar 2019

Yes

Yes

Unclear

Yes

No

No

Unclear

Yes

62.50%

Moderate

Duraiswamy et al. 2009

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

No

Yes

Yes

75%

Low

Gandhi et al. 2017

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

No

Yes

Yes

75%

Low

Gargano et al. 2014

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

No

Yes

Yes

75%

Low

Grover et al. 2013 (contd.)

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

No

Yes

Unclear

68.75%

Moderate

Hosmani et al. 2013

Yes

Yes

Unclear

Yes

No

No

Unclear

Yes

62.50%

Moderate

Ibeachu et al. 2012

Yes

Yes

Unclear

Yes

No

No

Unclear

Yes

62.50%

Moderate

Kakkar et al. 2013

Yes

Yes

Unclear

Yes

No

No

Unclear

Yes

62.50%

Moderate

Kaushal et al. 2003

Yes

Yes

Unclear

Yes

No

No

Unclear

Yes

62.50%

Moderate

Kaushal et al. 2004

Yes

Yes

Unclear

Yes

No

No

Unclear

Yes

62.50%

Moderate

Krishnan et al. 2016

Yes

Yes

Unclear

Yes

No

No

Unclear

Yes

62.50%

Moderate

Kumawat et al. 2017

Yes

Yes

Unclear

Yes

No

No

Unclear

Yes

62.50%

Moderate

Latif et al. 2016

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

No

Yes

Unclear

68.75%

Moderate

Mohsenpour et al. 2017

Yes

Yes

Unclear

Yes

No

No

Unclear

Yes

62.50%

Moderate

MuhamedagIic and Sarajlic 2013

No

No

Unclear

Yes

No

No

Unclear

Yes

37.50%

High

Muller et al. 2001

Yes

No

Yes

Yes

No

No

Yes

Yes

62.50%

Moderate

Muthukumar and Thenmozhi 2018

Yes

Yes

Unclear

Yes

No

No

Unclear

Unclear

56.25%

Moderate

Nadendla et al. 2016

Yes

Yes

Unclear

Yes

No

No

Unclear

Yes

62.50%

Moderate

Nagalaxmi et al. 2014

Yes

No

Yes

Yes

No

No

Yes

Yes

62.50%

Moderate

Narang et al. 2014

No

Yes

Unclear

Yes

No

No

Unclear

Yes

50%

Moderate

Otuaga and Chris-Ozoko 2012

No

Yes

Unclear

Yes

No

No

Unclear

Yes

50%

Moderate

Paramkusam et al. 2014

Yes

Yes

Unclear

Yes

No

No

Unclear

Yes

62.50%

Moderate

Patel et al. 2017

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

No

Yes

Yes

75%

Low

Patil et al. 2015

Yes

Yes

Unclear

Yes

No

No

Unclear

Yes

62.50%

Moderate

Priyadharshini et al. 2018

Yes

Yes

Unclear

Yes

No

No

Unclear

Yes

62.50%

Moderate

Rao et al. 1989

No

Yes

Unclear

Yes

No

No

Unclear

Yes

50%

Moderate

Reddy et al. 2008

No

Yes

Unclear

Yes

No

No

Unclear

Yes

50%

Moderate

Sharma and Gorea 2010

No

Yes

Unclear

Yes

No

No

Unclear

Yes

50%

Moderate

Singh et al. 2012

Yes

Yes

Unclear

Yes

No

No

Unclear

Unclear

56.25%

Moderate

Singh et al. 2015

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

No

Yes

Yes

75%

Low

Srivastava 2010

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

No

Yes

Yes

75%

Low

Vijayan et al. 2019

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

No

Yes

Yes

75%

Low

Vishwakarma and Guha 2011

No

Yes

Unclear

Yes

No

No

Unclear

Yes

50%

Moderate

Yadav et al. 2002

No

Yes

Unclear

Yes

No

No

Unclear

Unclear

43.75%

High