Table 2.

Domain scores for guidelines published in 2008 or later

	AGREE domain scores (%)
Data	Scope and purpose	Stakeholder involvement	Rigour of development	Clarity of presentation	Applicability	Editorial independence
Mean	73.9	55.00	57.3	76.3	43.6	48.8
Median	78.0	53.0	57.3	83.0	42.0	50.0
Range	6.0 to 100.0	8.0 to 100.0	0.0 to 100.0	14.0 to 100.0	0.0 to 100.0	0.0 to 100.0
IQR (difference)	61.1 to 94.0 (32.9)	39.0 to 73.0 (34.0)	31.0 to 81.0 (50.0)	64.0 to 91.7 (27.7)	21.8 to 63.0 (41.2)	12.5 to 79.0 (66.5)

AGREE, Appraisal of Guidelines, Research and Evaluation