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Table 2 Quality index assessment of the articles used in the final analysis

From: Effects of walking speed on gait biomechanics in healthy participants: a systematic review and meta-analysis

 

Reporting (0–11)

External validity (0–3)

Internal validity—bias (0–7)

Internal validity—confounding (0–6)

Quality Index score (0–27) (%)

de David et al. 2015 [23]

8

1

5

0

14 (52)

Diop et al. 2005 [24]

9

1

5

2

17 (63)

Dubbeldam et al. 2010 [25]

8

1

5

1

15 (56)

Giarmatzis et al. 2015 [26]

9

1

5

2

17 (63)

Hsiao et al. 2015 [27]

6

1

5

0

12 (44)

Kerrigan et al. 1998 [28]

8

1

5

1

15 (56)

Khan et al. 2017 [29]

7

1

5

2

15 (56)

Kwon et al. 2015 [30]

6

1

4

1

12 (44)

Lewek 2011 [31]

8

1

5

1

15 (56)

Linden et al. 2002 [32]

5

1

5

1

12 (44)

Monaco et al. 2009 [33]

8

2

5

1

16 (59)

Ridge et al. 2016 [34]

9

1

5

2

17 (63)

Riley et al. 2001 [35]

7

1

5

0

13 (48)

Robbins et al. 2009 [36]

9

1

5

3

18 (67)

Schwartz et al. 2008 [7]

7

1

5

1

14 (52)

Silder et al. 2008 [37]

9

1

5

2

17 (63)

Wang et al. 2017 [38]

6

1

5

0

12 (44)

Weinhandl et al. 2017 [39]

8

1

5

2

16 (59)

Winiarski et al. 2019 [40]

9

3

5

1

18 (67)

Yang et al. 2013 [41]

7

1

5

1

14 (52)

    

Mean

15 (55)