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Table 2 JBI Critical Appraisal Checklist for Diagnostic Test Accuracy Studies

From: Methods for diagnosing bile acid malabsorption: a systematic review

Author, (year), reference

1. Was a consecutive or random sample of patients enrolled?

2. Was a case control design avoided?

3. Did the study avoid inappropriate exclusions?

4. Were the index test results interpreted without knowledge of the results of the reference standard?

5. If a threshold was used, was it pre-specified?

6. Is the reference standard likely to correctly classify the target condition?

7. Were the reference standard results interpreted without knowledge of the results of the index test?

8. Was there an appropriate interval between index test and reference standard?

9. Did all patients receive the same reference standard?

10. Were all patients included in the analysis?

Quality rating

Vijayvargiya. P, 2019 [14]

No

No

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Include

Vijayvargiya. P, 2019 [15]

No

No

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Include

Battat R., 2019 [16]

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

No

Yes

Yes

Yes

Include

Donato L., 2018 [17]

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

Yes

Yes

No

Yes

No

Yes

Include

Vijayvargiya P., 2017 [18]

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

Yes

Yes

No

Yes

No

Yes

Include

Camilleri M., 2014 [19]

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

No

Yes

Yes

Yes

Include

Pattni S., 2013 [11]

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Include

Pattni S., 2012 [20]

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

Yes

No

No

Yes

Yes

Yes

Include

Brydon WG., 2011 [21]

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

Yes

No

No

Yes

Yes

Yes

Include

Lenicek M., 2011 [22]

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

No

Yes

Yes

Yes

Include

Sauter GH, 1999 [23]

No

Yes

Yes

No

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

Yes

Yes

Include

Brydon WG, 1996 [24]

No

No

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Include

Balzer K, 1993 [25]

Yes

No

Yes

Yes

No

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Include

Scheurlen C, 1988 [26]

No

No

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Include

Sciarretta G, 1987, [27]

Yes

No

Yes

Yes

No

YEs

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Include

Merrick MV, 1985 [28]

No

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Include