Effects of physical exercises on inflammatory biomarkers and cardiopulmonary function in patients living with HIV: a systematic review with meta-analysis

Table 2 Quality appraisal /risks of bias of included studies (PEDro Tool)

Study	Sources/Potential sources of bias^a											Score quality
Study	Eligibility criteria	Random allocation	Concealed allocation	Baseline similarity	Blind subject	Blind therapists	Blind accessor	Measures of key outcomes	Intention to treat	Between group	Point measure & variability	Score quality
Aweto et al. [66]	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No	No	No	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	5/10 Mod.
Bonato et al. [59]	Yes	No	No	Yes	No	No	Yes	No	No	Yes	Yes	4/10 Low
Dolan et al. [36]	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	6/10 Mod.
Dudgeon et al. [61]	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	4/10 Low
Dudgeon et al. [60]	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	4/10 Low
Ezema et al. [67]	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No	No	No	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	5/10 Mod.
Farina-tti et al. [68]	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	7/10 Mod.
Hand et al. [69]	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No	No	Yes	No	No	Yes	Yes	5/10 Mod.
Mangona et al. [70]	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No	No	No	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	5/10 Mod.
McDermott et al. [65]	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No	No	No	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	5/10 Mod.
Mutimura et al. [77]	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No	No	No	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	5/10 Mod.
Patil et al. [73]	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	5/10 Mod.
Pedro et al. [76]	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	6/10 Mod.
Pedro et al. [62]	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	7/10 Mod.
Perna et al. [72]	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	6/10 Mod.
Roos et al. [63]	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	8/10 High
Smith et al. [71]	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	7/10 Mod
Stringer et al. [75]	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	4/10 Low
Terry et al. [74]	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	4/10 Low
Vingren et al. [64]	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No	No	No	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	5/10 Mod
Zanettiet al [80].	Yes	No	No	Yes	No	No	No	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	4/10 Mod
Zanettiet al [44].	Yes	No	No	Yes	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	6/10 Mod.

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