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Table 2.

Inter-assessment agreement: mean of first assessment and second assessment of the quality of reporting of diagnostic accuracy studies (n = 32), followed by mean differences between the two assessments, 95% limits of agreement, and smallest detectable difference (SDD).

Outcome measure	First assessment (A)			Second assessment (B)			Difference B – A Mean_diffAB (SD_diffAB)	95% Limits of Agreement*	SDD†	Systematic differences (95%CI)‡
	Mean_A(SD_A)	RangeA	Mean_B(SD_B)	Range_B
Number of reported STARD items (0–25)	12.08 (3.9)	3.5 – 19	12.47 (3.4)	7 – 19	0.39 (2.4)	-4.27, 5.05	4.66	0.39 (-0.4, 1.2)

SD = Standard Deviation, * 95% Limits of Agreement: mean_(diffAB)±1.96SD_diffAB, † SDD = Smallest Detectable Difference (SDD = 1.96 * SD_diffAB); ‡ systematic difference (bias) = Mean_diffAB± 1.96 * SD_diffAB/√ n; 95%CI = 95% confidence intervals.