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Table 3 Risk of bias summary: judgment of each domain for all included studies using the Quality of Prognostic Studies (QUIPS) tool

From: Effect of sarcopenia in predicting postoperative mortality in emergency laparotomy: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Study

Study participation

Study attrition

Prognostic factor measurement

Outcome measurement

Study confounding

Statistical analysis and reporting

Mohammad 2018

Moderate

Moderate

Low

Low

Moderate

Moderate

Colin 2021

Low

High

Moderate

Low

High

Low

Trotter 2018

Low

Moderate

Low

Low

High

Low

Matsushima 2017

Low

High

Low

Low

Moderate

Low

Samer 2019

Low

Moderate

Low

Low

High

Moderate

Rebecca 2016

Low

High

Low

Low

High

Low

Du 2014

Low

Moderate

Low

Low

High

Moderate

Brandt 2019

Low

High

Low

Low

High

Low

Lisa 2018

Low

High

Low

Low

Moderate

Low

Samantha 2021

Low

High

Low

Low

Moderate

Low

Rangel 2016

Low

Moderate

Low

Low

Moderate

High