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Table 4 Study quality assessment - Joanna Briggs Institute

From: Impacts of different triathlon races on systemic cytokine profile and metabolic parameters in healthy individuals: a systematic review

Studies

Q1

Q2

Q3

Q4

Q5

Q6

Q7

Q8

Score (%)

Banfi, 2008

Y

Y

Y

Y

N

N

Y

Y

75

Bassit, 2000

Y

Y

Y

Y

N

N

Y

Y

75

Huang, 2019

Y

Y

Y

Y

N

N

Y

Y

75

Jenkendrup, 2008

Y

Y

Y

Y

N

N

Y

Y

75

Merino, 2006

Y

Y

Y

Y

N

N

Y

Y

75

Neubauer, 2008

Y

Y

Y

Y

N

N

Y

Y

75

Nieman, 2004

Y

Y

Y

Y

N

N

Y

Y

75

Pinho, 2010

Y

Y

Y

Y

N

N

Y

Y

75

Smith, 2019

Y

Y

Y

Y

N

N

Y

Y

75

Suzuki, 2006

Y

Y

Y

Y

N

N

Y

Y

75

Banfi, 2008

Y

Y

Y

Y

N

N

Y

Y

75

  1. Caption: Y - YES, N - No, U - Not clear. Q1: Was the inclusion criteria well defined? Q2: Have participants and context been described in detail? Q3: Were the measurements collected in a valid and reliable way? Q4: Were
  2. standardized and objective inclusion criteria used? Q5 Were any confounding variables found? Q6: Were strategies used to deal with confounding variables? Q7: Were the results measured validly and reliably? Q8: Was the
  3. statistical analysis used adequate?. The score for each article was calculated as a percentage and the quality of each study was classified as high (80–100%), fair (50–79%), or low (50%).
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