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Table 1 Risk of bias

From: Antiretroviral therapy and liver disease progression in HIV and hepatitis C co-infected patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis

 

Selection bias

Confounding bias

Outcome measurement bias

Bruno (2007) [34]

Low

Moderate

Low

Giron-Gonzalez (2007) [29]

Unclear

Moderate

Low

Limketkai (2012) [23]

Low

Low

Low

Macias (2006) [25]

Low

Moderate

Low

Macias (2009) [24]

Low

Low

Unclear

Mariné-Barjoan (2004) [35]

Low

High

Low

Mehta (2005) [30]

Unclear

High

High

Merchante (2006) [31]

Unclear

High

Low

Pineda (2009) [32]

Low

Moderate

Low

Qurishi (2003) [26]

Unclear

Low

Low

Ragni (2009) [27]

Low

Low

Unclear

Reiberger (2010) [36]

Low

High

Low

Sanmartin (2014) [33]

Low

High

High

Schiavini (2006) [28]

Unclear

High

Low

Total risk of bias

9 low

4 low

10 low

0 high

6 high

2 high

5 unclear

4 moderate

2 unclear