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Table 2 Risk of bias assessment included in the meta-analysis

From: Relationship between frailty and mortality, hospitalization, and cardiovascular diseases in diabetes: a systematic review and meta-analysis

No.

Reference

Selection of participants

Confounding variables

Measurement of exposure

Blinding of outcome assessment

Incomplete outcome date

Selective outcome reporting

1

Cacciatore et al. [25]

L

L

L

L

U

L

2

Wang et al. [26]

L

L

L

L

U

L

3

Li et al. [27]

L

L

H

L

U

L

4

Castro-Rodriguez et al. [28]

L

L

L

L

L

L

5

Chode et al. [29]

L

H

H

L

L

L

6

Liccini et al. [30]

L

L

H

L

H

L

7

Chao et al. [31]

L

L

H

L

U

L

8

Li et al. [32]

L

L

H

L

L

L

  1. L, low risk of bias; U, unclear risk of bias; H, high risk of bias