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Table 2 Overall risk of bias ratings

From: Functional social support and cognitive function in middle- and older-aged adults: a systematic review of cross-sectional and cohort studies

Author, Year

Rating

Author, Year

Rating

Cross-Sectional Studies

 Alpass et al., 2004 [27]

Medium

Millán-Calenti et al., 2013 [47]

Low

 Bourgeois et al., 2020 [23]

Medium

Murayama et al., 2019 [48]

Low

 Bourne et al., 2007 [28]

Medium

Nakamura et al., 2019 [49]

Low

 Conroy et al., 2010 [29]

Medium

Okabayashi et al., 2004 [50]

Low

 Deng & Liu, 2021 [30]

Medium

Oremus et al., 2019 [6]

Low

 Ficker et al., 2002 [24]

Medium

Oremus et al., 2020 [7]

Low

 Frith & Loprinzi, 2017 [31]

Low

Pillemer & Holtzer, 2016 [51]

Low

 Ge et al., 2017 [32]

Low

Poey et al., 2017 [52]

Medium

 Gow et al., 2007 [33]

Low

Rashid et al., 2016 [53]

Low

 Gow et al., 2013 [34]

Low

Saenz et al., 2020 [54]

Low

 Hamalainen et al., 2019 [35]

Low

Sims et al., 2014 [55]

Medium

 Harling et al., 2020 [36]

Medium

Weng et al., 2020 [56]

Medium

 Henderson et al., 1986 [37]

Medium

Yang et al., 2020 [57]

Low

 Holtzman et al., 2004 [38]

Low

Yeh & Liu, 2003 [58]

Low

 Jang et al., 2020 [39]

Low

Zahodne et al., 2014 [59]

Low

 Keller-Cohen et al., 2006 [40]

Medium

Zahodne et al., 2018 [60]

Low

 Kim et al., 2019 [41]

Low

Zank & Leipold, 2001 [61]

Low

 Kotwal et al., 2016 [42]

Low

Zhaoyang et al., 2021 [62]

Low

 Krueger et al., 2009 [43]

Medium

Zhu et al., 2012 [63]

Medium

 La Fleur & Salthouse, 2017 [44]

Low

Zuelsdorff et al., 2013 [64]

Low

 Lee & Waite, 2018 [45]

Low

Zuelsdorff et al., 2019 [65]

Low

 Mehrabi & Béland, 2021 [46]

Low

Zullo et al., 2021 [66]

Medium

Author, Year

Rating

Author, Year

Rating

Cohort Studies

 Amieva et al., 2010 [67]

Low

Liu et al., 2020 [85]

Low

 Andel et al., 2012 [68]

Low

Luo et al., 2021 [86]

Low

 Bedard & Taler, 2020 [69]

Medium

Miyaguni et al., 2021 [87]

High

 Bowling et al., 2016 [70]

Low

Moreno et al., 2022 [88]

Medium

 Camozzato et al., 2015 [71]

Low

Murata et al., 2019 [16]

Low

 Chen & Chang, 2016 [72]

Medium

Noguchi et al., 2019 [89]

Low

 Chen & Zhou, 2020 [73]

Low

Okely et al., 2021 [90]

Medium

 Crooks et al., 2008 [25]

Low

Pais et al., 2021 [91]

Low

 Dickinson et al., 2011 [74]

Medium

Pillemer et al., 2019 [17]

Low

 Eisele et al., 2012 [75]

Low

Riddle et al., 2015 [92]

Medium

 Ellwardt et al., 2013 [76]

Low

Rote et al., 2021 [93]

Medium

 Heser et al., 2014 [77]

Low

Saito et al., 2018 [94]

Low

 Holtzman et al., 2004 [38]

Low

Salinas et al., 2017 [95]

Low

 Howrey et al., 2015 [78]

Medium

Seeman et al., 2001 [96]

Low

 Hudetz et al., 2010 [26]

Medium

Sörman et al., 2015 [97]

Low

 Hughes et al., 2008 [79]

Low

Thomas & Umberson, 2018 [98]

Medium

 Kats et al., 2016 [80]

Low

Wilson et al., 2015 [99]

Low

 Khondoker et al., 2017 [81]

Low

Yin et al., 2020 [100]

Low

 Khoo & Yang, 2020 [82]

Medium

Zahodne et al., 2019 [101]

Low

 Liao & Scholes, 2017 [84]

Low

Zahodne et al., 2021 [102]

Low

 Liao et al., 2018 [83]

Medium