Table 3 Results of the assessment of the methodological quality of the included meta-analyses using AMSTAR 2 (A measurement Tool to Assess systematic reviews)

Alfaro-Jimenez et al. [38]

No

No

No

Partial yes

No

No

Yes

No

No

No

Yes

No

No

No

No

No

15

Low

Asadi et al. [35]

Yes

No

Yes

Partial yes

No

Yes

Partial Yes

Yes

Partial Yes

No

Yes

No

No

No

No

No

40

Moderate

Asadi et al. [36]

Yes

No

Yes

Partial yes

No

No

No

Yes

No

No

No

No

No

No

No

No

21

Low

Behm et al. [37]

Yes

No

Yes

Partial yes

No

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

No

Yes

No

No

No

No

No

40

Moderate

Berton et al. [44]

No

No

No

Partial yes

No

Yes

Partial Yes

Partial yes

No

No

No

No

No

Yes

No

No

21

Low

de Villarreal et al. [40]

Yes

No

Yes

Partial yes

Yes

Yes

Partial Yes

Yes

No

No

Yes

No

No

No

No

No

43

Moderate

de Villarreal et al. [41]

Yes

No

Yes

Partial yes

Yes

Yes

No

Yes

Partial yes

No

Yes

No

No

No

No

No

43

Moderate

de Villarreal et al. [42]

Yes

No

Yes

Partial yes

Yes

Yes

No

Yes

No

No

Yes

No

No

No

No

No

40

Moderate

Kayantas et al. [46]

No

No

No

No

No

No

No

No

Partial yes

No

Yes

No

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

28

Low

Kayantas et al. [39]

No

No

No

No

No

No

No

No

Partial yes

No

Yes

No

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

28

Low

Makaruk et al. [18]

Yes

No

No

Partial yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Partial yes

Partial yes

No

Yes

No

No

Yes

Yes

No

53

Moderate

Markovic et al. [30]

Yes

No

Yes

Partial yes

No

No

No

Partial yes

Partial yes

No

Yes

No

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

46

Moderate

Moran et al. [31]

Yes

No

Yes

Partial yes

No

Yes

Yes

Partial yes

Partial yes

No

Yes

No

No

Yes

Yes

No

53

Moderate

Moran et al. [32]

Yes

No

No

Partial yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Partial yes

No

No

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

No

56

Moderate

Moran et al. [45]

Yes

No

No

Partial yes

Yes

No

Yes

Partial yes

Yes

No

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

62

Moderate

Ozdemir et al. [47]

No

No

No

No

No

No

Yes

No

No

No

Yes

No

No

No

No

No

12

Low

Ramirez-Campillo et al. [54]

Yes

No

No

Partial yes

Yes

Yes

Partial yes

Yes

Yes

No

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

68

Moderate

Ramirez-Campillo et al. [51]

Yes

No

Yes

Partial yes

Yes

Yes

Partial yes

Yes

Yes

No

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

75

Moderate

Ramirez-Campillo et al. [50]

Yes

No

No

Partial yes

Yes

Yes

Partial yes

Yes

Yes

No

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

68

Moderate

Ramirez-Campillo et al. [55]

Yes

No

No

Partial yes

Yes

Yes

Partial yes

Yes

Yes

No

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

68

Moderate

Ramirez-Campillo et al. [53]

Yes

Yes

No

Partial yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

78

Moderate

Ramirez-Campillo et al. [52]

Yes

No

No

Partial yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Partial yes

No

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

No

No

56

Moderate

Sánchez et al. [56]

Yes

No

Yes

Partial yes

No

No

Partial yes

Yes

Partial yes

No

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

No

53

Moderate

Singla et al. [57]

Yes

No

No

Partial yes

Yes

Yes

Partial yes

Yes

Partial yes

No

Yes

No

No

Yes

No

No

46

Moderate

Slimani et al. [33]

Yes

No

No

Partial yes

Yes

Yes

Partial yes

Partial yes

Partial yes

No

Yes

No

No

Yes

No

No

43

Moderate

Sole et al. [48]

Yes

No

No

Partial yes

No

No

Partial yes

Yes

Partial yes

No

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

53

Moderate

Stojanovic et al. [50]

Yes

No

No

Partial yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Partial yes

No

Yes

Yes

No

No

No

No

50

Moderate

Taylor et al. [43]

Yes

No

No

Partial yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Partial yes

No

Yes

No

No

Yes

No

No

50

Moderate

van de Hoef et al. [34]

Yes

Yes

Yes

Partial yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

84

High