Table 1 Inclusion criteria

Population

Women aged 18 years and above that are being investigated for cervical cancer or cervical intraepithelial lesions.

Index tests/exposure

Serum microRNA concentrations

Comparison

Histological grades of cervical cancer or cervical intraepithelial lesions.

Outcomes

Sensitivity, specificity, negative predictive values or positive predictive values

Study designs

All prospective and retrospective cohorts cross-sectional and case-control studies that reported measures of diagnostic accuracy.

Time duration

2012–2022