Exercise training and cardiac autonomic function following coronary artery bypass grafting: a systematic review and meta-analysis

The Egyptian Heart Journal

Table 3 PEDro scores for included trials (n = 11)

Trials	Random allocation	Concealed allocation	Groups similar at baseline	Participant blinding	Therapist blinding	Assessor blinding	< 15% dropouts	Intention-to-treat analysis	Between-group difference reported	Point estimate and variability reporter	Total score	Quality
Wu et al. [48]	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	8/10	Good
Tsai et al. [47]	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	6/10	Good
Legramante et al. [50]	Yes	No	Yes	No	No	No	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	5/10	Fair
Mehani [57]	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	6/10	Good
Bilinska et al. [51]	Yes	No	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	4/10	Fair
Ghardashi-Afousi et al. [52]	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	5/10	Fair
Shao et al. [53]	Yes	No	Yes	No	No	No	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	5/10	Fair
Iellamo et al. [49]	Yes	No	Yes	No	No	No	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	5/10	Fair
Takeyama et al. [54]	Yes	No	Yes	No	No	No	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	5/10	Fair
Mendes et al. [55]	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	5/10	Fair
Ribeiro et al. [56]	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	9/10	Excellent