Reference | Defined sample* | Representative sample† | Complete follow up‡ | Prognosis§ | Blinded outcome¶ | Statistical adjustment** | Final score |
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A “yes” is only awarded if the criterion is clearly satisfied. A “no” is awarded if the criterion is clearly not satisfied or if it is unclear if the criterion is satisfied. | |||||||
*Description of source of subjects and inclusion/exclusion criteria. | |||||||
†Subjects were selected by random selection or were consecutive cases. | |||||||
‡At least one prognostic outcome was available from at least 80% of the study population at the three month follow up or later. | |||||||
§Studies provided raw data, percentages, survival rates, or continuous outcomes. | |||||||
¶Assessor was unaware of at least one prognostic factor, used to predict the prognostic outcome, at the time they measured the prognostic outcome. | |||||||
**For at least two prognostic factors with the adjustment factor reported. | |||||||
NA, Study did not evaluate prognostic factors. | |||||||
Gabbe et al 20049 | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | No | No | 3 |
Arnason et al 200410 | No | No | Yes | Yes | No | No | 2 |
Beynnon et al 20015 | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | 4 |
Soderman et al 200111 | No | No | No | Yes | No | Yes | 2 |
Leanderson et al 199612 | No | No | Yes | Yes | No | No | 2 |
Wiesler et al 199613 | No | No | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | 3 |
Shambaugh et al 199114 | No | No | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | 3 |
Ekstrand and Gillquist 198315 | No | Yes | No | Yes | No | No | 2 |
Payne et al 199716 | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | 4 |
Tropp et al 19847 | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | 1 |
Willems et al 200517 | Yes | No | No | Yes | No | No | 2 |
Willems et al 200518 | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | No | No | 3 |
McGuine et al 200019 | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | 4 |
Pope et al 19986 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | 5 |
Baumhauer et al 19954 | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | No | No | 3 |
Hopper et al 199520 | No | No | No | Yes | No | No | 1 |
Milgrom et al 199121 | No | No | No | Yes | No | No | 1 |
Holme et al 199922 | No | No | No | Yes | No | No | 1 |
Eiff et al 199423 | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | 3 |
Watson 199924 | No | No | Yes | Yes | No | No | 2 |
Twellaar et al 199725 | No | No | No | No | No | No | 0 |