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Table 1 Quality assessment for potential risk of bias

From: Non-invasive parameters of autonomic function using beat-to-beat cardiovascular variations and arterial stiffness in hypertensive individuals: a systematic review

Authors (Year)

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Cunha et al. [34]   

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14/16

Kosch et al. [35

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11/16

Lantelme et al. [36

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15/16

Tsai et al. [37]

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13/16

Siegelova et al. [38]

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9/16

Labrova et al. [39]

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14/16

Novakova et al. [40]

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12/16

Labrova et al. [41]

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14/16

Chan et al. [ 42]

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14/16

Honzikova et al. [43]

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13/16

Michas et al. [44]

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14/16

Celosvka et al. [45]

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14/16

Tikkakoski et al. [46]

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14/16

Okada et al. [47]

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15/16

Manios et al. [48]

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14/16

Xia et al. [20]

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14/16

Celovska et al. [49]

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13/16

Koletsos et al. [50]

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15/16

Jiang et al. [51]

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15/16

 

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12

 

Checklist

Abstract

1. Describe a brief but informative and balanced summary of what has been done and found

Introduction

2. Describe the related study background

3. Describe the specific objectives, including any potential hypotheses

Methods

4. Describe the study protocol, including setting, locations, periods of recruitment or follow-up and data collection. (e.g., how the patients are recruited, where and when the recruitment was.)

5. Define the diagnostic criteria for disease as well as the distributions of outcomes, exposures, predictors, potential confounders, and effect modifiers in each subject group. (e.g., medication status, evidence of cardiovascular risk)

6. Explain the data sources and how they are measured

7. Explain the establishment of the study size with the confidence interval

8. Explain how the quantitative variables are handled in the analysis

9. Describe all the statistical methods used and/or the handling of the missing data

Results

10. Describe the number of included participants in the study

11. Describe the characteristics of study participants, such as demographic, clinical or medication status

12. Clearly describe the main findings

Discussion

13. Provide a summary of the key results with reference to study objectives

14. Discuss the study limitations, including the sources of potential bias

15. Interpret the overall results, including the objectives, limitations, multiplicity of analyses, results from other similar studies

Other information

16. State the funding source or the role of funders for the study