Table 1 Methodological quality of the studies included in the review as assessed by the Quality Index
From: Effect of children's shoes on gait: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Author | Reporting (score/11) | External validity (score/3) | Bias (score/7) | Confounding (score/6) | Power (score/5) | Total (score/32) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Alcantara et al. [21] | 7 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 17 |
Kristen et al. [15] | 7 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 20 |
Lieberman et al. [25] | 5 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 19 |
Lythgo et al. [7] | 8 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 24 |
Moreno-Hernandez et al.[10] | 7 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 20 |
Mueller et al. [22] | 6 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 20 |
Oeffinger et al. [9] | 6 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 18 |
Tazuke [26] | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11 |
Wegener et al. [23] | 8 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 23 |
Wilkinson et al. [20] | 11 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 27 |
Wolf et al. [8] | 8 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 21 |