Review Article

CT-IGFBP-4 as a Predictive Novel Biomarker of Ischemic Cardiovascular Events and Mortality: A Systematic Review

Table 1

QUIPS tool for assessment of the risk of bias in the studies.

StudyGarcía-osuna [14]Schulz et al. [10]Konev et al. [11]Postnikov et al. [12]Hjortebjerg et al. [13]

Study participationLowLowLowLowLow
Study attritionModerateLowLowLowLow
Prognostic factor measurementLowLowLowLowLow
Outcome measurementLowLowLowLowLow
Study of confounding factorsHighLowLowLowLow
Statistical analysis and reportingLowLowLowLowLow
The overall risk of biasModerateLowLowLowLow