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Table 7 Assessment of the risk of bias for animal studies

From: The cardioprotective and antiarrhythmic effects of Nardostachys chinensis in animal and cell experiments

Studies

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

Tao Yang et al. 2012

Unclear

Yes

Unclear

Unclear

Unclear

Unclear

Unclear

Yes

Unclear

Unclear

Rajakannu Subashini et al. 2006

Unclear

Yes

Unclear

Unclear

Unclear

Unclear

Unclear

Yes

Unclear

Unclear

Peng Jian et al. 2015

Yes

Yes

Unclear

Unclear

Unclear

Unclear

Unclear

Yes

Unclear

Unclear

Jing Zhang et al. 2014

Unclear

Yes

Unclear

Unclear

Unclear

Unclear

Unclear

Yes

Unclear

Unclear

Ping Zhou et al. 2007

Unclear

Yes

Unclear

Unclear

Unclear

Unclear

Unclear

Yes

Unclear

Unclear

  1. Selection bias (sequence generation); 2. Selection bias (baseline characteristics); 3. Selection bias (allocation concealment); 4. Performance bias (random housing); 5. Performance bias (blinding); 6. Detection bias (random outcome assessment); 7. Detection bias (blinding); 8. Attrition bias (incomplete outcome data); 9. Reporting bias (selective outcome reporting); 10. Other (other sources of bias)