Table 4

Quality assessment for studies on the relationship of sedentary behaviour with cognitive function

Cohort designsCase-control designsCross-sectional designs
STROBE checklist*Hamer and Stamatakis23Kesse-Guyot et al24Kesse-Guyot et al25Kivipelto et al26Lindstrom et al27Rosenberg et al28Steinberg et al29Vance et al30
1+++−+−−−
2++++++++
3−++−++−+
4++++++++
5++++++++
6++++−+++
7+++++−++
8++++−+++
9++++−−−−
10++++−1−−
11++++++++
12++−+++++
13++++++++
14++++++++
15++++++++
16++++++++
17++++++++
18++++++++
19++++++++
20+++++−++
21+++++−++
22++++++++

  • *The STROBE checklist asks the following information (+=Reported; −=Not reported):

  • 1. Indicates study design in title and abstract and provides an informative and balance summary in the abstract.

  • 2. Gives the scientific background and rationale.

  • 3. States specific objectives and hypotheses.

  • 4. Presents key elements of study design.

  • 5. Describes setting, location, exposures, follow-up and relevant dates.

  • 6. Clearly defines eligibility criteria and methods of selecting participants.

  • 7. Clearly defines outcomes, exposures, potential confounders, predictors and effect modifiers.

  • 8. Gives sources of data and clearly defines method of assessment.

  • 9. Describes potential bias.

  • 10. Explains how study size was arrived at.

  • 11. Explains how quantitative variables were handled in analysis.

  • 12. Describes all statistical analyses.

  • 13. Reports number of individuals at each stage of study and gives reasons for non-participation.

  • 14. Gives characteristics of study participants and indicates number of missing data.

  • 15. Reports number of events (outcomes and/or exposures).

  • 16. Clearly provides the main results of analyses.

  • 17. Reports all other analyses done.

  • 18. Summarises key findings with reference to study objectives.

  • 19. Discusses limitations of the study.

  • 20. Provides a cautious overall interpretation of the study.

  • 21. Discusses the generalisability of the findings.

  • 22. Gives the sources of funding and role of the funders.