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Consistent inclusion and exclusion criteria e.g. BMI, risk status
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x
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√
|
√
|
|
Assessment of effect of prognostic factors on treatment effect e.g. diabetic status, chronic hypertension
|
x
|
√
|
√
|
|
Missing data observed and accounted at individual level
|
x
|
√
|
√
|
|
All critically important maternal and fetal outcomes considered
|
√
|
x
|
√
|
|
Potential for sufficient power to assess for differential treatment effect across groups e.g. BMI, ethnicity, race, parity
|
x
|
x
|
√
|
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Standardisation of statistical analysis across studies
|
x
|
N/A
|
√
|
|
Correlation between multiple end points accounted e.g. each participant providing data on gestational weight gain in various trimesters and weight retention postpartum
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x
|
√
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√
|
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Up to date follow-up information, potentially longer than that used in the original study publication
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x
|
x
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√
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