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Table 2 Study quality assessment using the Downs & Black tool

From: Effectiveness of martial arts exercise on anthropometric and body composition parameters of overweight and obese subjects: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Studies Item

Tsang et al. [30]

Beebe et al. [31]

Chen et al. [32]

Chyu et al. [33]

Dechamps et al. [34]

Katkowski et al. [35]

D&B: 1

1

1

1

1

1

1

D&B: 2

1

1

1

1

1

1

D&B: 3

1

1

1

1

1

1

D&B: 4

1

1

1

1

1

1

D&B: 5

0

0

0

0

0

0

D&B: 6

1

1

1

1

1

1

D&B: 7

1

1

1

1

1

1

D&B: 8

1

0

1

1

1

0

D&B: 9

1

0

0

1

1

0

D&B: 10

1

1

1

1

1

1

D&B: 11

0

0

0

0

0

0

D&B: 12

0

0

0

0

0

0

D&B: 13

1

0

0

0

0

0

D&B: 14

1

0

0

0

1

0

D&B: 15

1

0

0

1

1

0

D&B: 16

1

1

1

1

1

1

D&B: 17

1

0

1

1

1

0

D&B: 18

1

1

1

1

1

1

D&B: 19

0

0

0

1

0

1

D&B: 20

1

1

1

1

1

1

D&B: 21

1

0

1

1

1

1

D&B: 22

1

0

1

1

1

1

D&B: 23

1

1

1

1

1

1

D&B: 24

1

0

0

1

1

0

D&B: 25

0

0

0

0

1

0

D&B: 26

1

0

0

1

1

0

D&B: 27

0

0

3

0

0

1

Total

21

11

18

20

21

15

  1. D&B Downs & Black item;