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Table 4 GRADE quality of evidence assessment of included studies

From: Repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation improves cognition, depression, and walking ability in patients with Parkinson’s disease: a meta-analysis

Outcome Measures

Number of Studies

Sample Size

Limitations

Inconsistency

Indirectness

Imprecision

Publication Bias

Evidence Quality

MOCA Score

3

175

0

0

0

Downgraded by One Grade (b)

0

Moderate

HAMD Score

4

186

0

0

0

Downgraded by One Grade (b)

0

Moderate

TUGT Score

5

178

0

Downgraded by One Grade (a)

0

Downgraded by One Grade (b)

0

Low

FOG-Q Score

3

90

0

0

0

Downgraded by One Grade (b)

0

Moderate

UPDRS III Score

11

489

0

Downgraded by One Grade (a)

0

0

0

Moderate

  1. Note: a: The confidence intervals of different studies have poor overlap, with a high value and a low P-value in the heterogeneity test; b: The sample size is too small, resulting in a wide confidence interval and poor overlap of confidence intervals; c: Publication bias is present