Table 1. Demographic composition of the expert panel.

Characteristics	Round 1	Round 2
Surveys sent, n	60	50
Total respondents, n (%)	50/60 (83.3)	50/50 (100.0)
Participant type, %
Researcher	6	6
Nephrologist	20	20
Gastroenterologist/hepatologist	62	62
Endocrinologist/diabetologist	10	10
Methodologist	2	2
Age (years), %
<40	12	12
40–65	84	84
>65	4	4
Gender, %
Women	12	12
Men	88	88
Region of practice, %
Asia	48	48
North America	8	8
South America	2	2
Europe	32	32
Africa	6	6
Oceania	4	4