Do interventions to promote walking in groups increase physical activity? A meta-analysis

Table 1 Sensitivity analysis: criteria and assessment of the quality of included studies based on Study Quality Guide 2011 by Cochrane Consumers and Communication Review Group

Criteria	Randomization	Allocation	Blinding	Baseline comparability	Follow up	Valid measures	Ethical approval	Informed consent	Score
Studies
[36] Kriska 1986	Yes	Yes	Ncl	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	7
[37] McAuley 1994	Yes	Ncl	Ncl	Ncl	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	4
[38] Rogers 1997	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	3
[39] Sullivan 1998	Yes	Ncl	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	4
[40] Resnick 2002	Yes	Ncl	Ncl	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	6
[41] Coull 2004	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	7
[13] Fisher 2004	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	6
[42] Nguyen 2002	No	No	No	No	Yes	No	Ncl	Ncl	1
[43] Staten 2005	No	No	No	No	Yes	No	Ncl	Yes	2
[44] Banks-Wallace 2007	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	3
[45] Hogue 2007	No	No	No	No	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	3
[46] Estabrooks 2008	Ncl	No	No	No	No	No	Ncl	Ncl	0
[47] Jancey 2008	Ncl	No	No	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	4
[48] Krieger 2009	No	No	No	No	Yes	Ncl	Ncl	Ncl	1
[49] Zoellner 2010	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	4
[50] Takeda 2011	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	5
[51] Lee 2012	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	7
[52] Maki 2012	Ncl	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	6
[53] Thomas 2012	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	8

Yes = satisfied quality criterion, No = do not satisfy quality criteria, Ncl = information provided not clear.

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