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Table 1 Risk of bias of included studies

From: Effectiveness of non-pharmacological interventions on pregnancy rates in infertile individuals undergoing IVF/ICSI: a systematic review and network meta-analysis

Study name

Randomisation process

Deviations from intended interventions

Missing outcome data

Measurement of the outcome

Selection of the reported result

Overall bias

Chen, 2018 [12]

Low

Low

Low

Low

Low

Low

Yang et al., 2015 [13]

Low

Low

Low

Low

Some concerns

Some concerns

Shen et al., 2022 [14]

Low

Low

Low

Low

Low

Low

Hong et al., 2015 [15]

High

Low

Low

Low

Some concerns

High

Zhong et al., 2023 [16]

Low

Low

Low

Low

Low

Low

Hong et al., 2014 [17]

High

Low

Low

Low

Some concerns

High

Mei et al., 2023 [18]

Low

Low

Low

Low

Some concerns

Some concerns

Hong et al., 2014 [19]

Low

Low

Low

Low

Some concerns

Some concerns

Zheng et al., 2012 [20]

High

Low

Low

Low

Some concerns

High

Chen et al., 2020 [21]

Low

Low

Low

Low

Low

Low

Shi et al., 2021 [22]

High

Low

Low

Low

Some concerns

High

Xia et al., 2020 [23]

Some concerns

Low

Low

Low

Some concerns

Some concerns

Xu et al., 2020 [24]

Low

Low

Low

Low

Some concerns

Some concerns

Liu et al., 2023 [25]

Low

Low

Low

Low

Low

Low

Zhu, 2012 [26]

Low

Low

Low

Low

Low

Low

Xie, 2023 [27]

High

Some concerns

Low

Low

Low

High

Liao et al., 2022 [28]

Low

Low

Low

Low

Low

Low

Zhou, 2014 [29]

Low

Low

Low

Low

Low

Low

Ma et al., 2022 [30]

Low

Low

Low

Low

Low

Low

Zhou, 2022 [31]

High

Low

Low

Low

Low

High

Wang et al., 2005 [32]

Some concerns

Low

Low

Low

Low

Some concerns

Zhang et al., 2020[33]

Some concerns

Low

Low

Low

Low

Some concerns

Wang et al., 2019 [34]

Low

Some concerns

Low

Low

Low

Some concerns

Li et al., 2012 [35]

Some concerns

Low

Low

Low

Low

Some concerns

Zhu et al., 2010 [36]

Low

Low

Low

Low

Some concerns

Some concerns

Zhu et al., 2023 [37]

High

Low

Low

Low

Low

High

Wang et al., 2016 [38]

Low

Low

Low

Low

Some concerns

Some concerns

Dong et al., 2018 [39]

Low

Low

Low

Low

Some concerns

Some concerns

Geng et al., 2018 [40]

High

Low

Low

Low

Some concerns

High

Zhang, 2018 [41]

High

Low

Low

Low

Some concerns

High

Lars et al., 2006 [42]

Low

Low

Low

Low

Low

Low

Purcell et al., 2007 [43]

Low

Low

Low

Low

Low

Low

Halpern et al., 2023 [5]

Low

Some concerns

Low

Low

Low

Some concerns

Gorayeb et al., 2012 [44]

Low

Low

Low

Low

Low

Low

Zhang et al., 2023 [45]

Low

Low

Low

Low

Some concerns

Some concerns

Aba et al., 2017 [6]

Low

Low

Low

Low

Low

Low

Guven et al., 2020 [46]

Low

Low

Low

Low

Low

Low

Chan et al., 2006 [47]

Some concerns

Low

Low

Low

Low

Some concerns

Wu et al., 2022 [48]

Low

Low

Low

Low

Low

Low

Domar et al., 2015 [7]

Low

Low

Low

Low

Low

Low

Paulus et al., 2002 [49]

Low

Low

Low

Low

Some concerns

Some concerns

Rasoulzadeh Bidgoli et al., 2020 [50]

Low

Low

Low

Low

Low

Low

Ockhuijsen et al., 2014 [51]

Some concerns

Low

Low

Low

Low

Some concerns