Table 3.

Mean (±SD) AGREEII scores by subgroups

Subgroups	Scope & Purpose	Stakeholders	Rigour	Clarity	Applicability	Editorial Independence
Year of publication
≤ 2010 (n = 12)	57.17 ± 15.41	26.67 ± 14.93	35.92 ± 19.77	61.00 ± 11.4	32.08 ± 16.62	25.67 ± 25.98
> 2010 (n = 10)	45.30 ± 20.18	20.20 ± 10.53	27.80 ± 18.80	51.60 ± 13.34	25.67 ± 25.98	34.30 ± 26.39
P values	0.146	0.249	0.337	0.096	0.247	0.451
Publication Type
Journal (n = 16)	44.72 ± 15.14	18.33 ± 7.88	25.72 ± 17.65	53.94 ± 12.35	24.17 ± 8.30	24.83 ± 22.83
Database (n = 6)	68.17 + 14.74	38.5 + 12.93	47.67 + 11.84	62.33 + 14.43	45.5 + 12.49	45.17 + 26.63
P values	0.003	0.01	0.004	0.239	0.007	0.134
Type of development group
Individual (n = 4)	50.00 ± 16.79	22.25 ± 6.95	30.75 ± 24.42	50.00 ± 13.29	27.75 ± 11.47	26.00 ± 18.17
Medical society (n = 18)	52.17 ± 19.07	24.06 ± 14.39	32.59 ± 18.85	58.22 ± 12.74	29.44 ± 14.17	30.39 ± 27.70
P values	0.829	0.718	0.896	0.318	0.808	0.707
Systematic search
No (n = 14)	47.57 ± 16.55	19.79 ± 10.70	29.50 ± 17.86	55.43 ± 11.51	26.79 ± 113.64	22.00 ± 27.5
Yes (n = 8)	59.13 + 20.01	30.63 + 15.07	37.00 + 22.5	59.00 + 15.70	33.25 + 13.02	42.88 + 17.03
P values	0.190	0.1	0.428	0.585	0.288	0.04
Financial
No (n = 14)	46.08 ± 15.97	19.23 ± 9.74	25.31 ± 18.73	52.31 ± 10.78	23.77 ± 8.63	15.08 ± 17.59
Yes (n = 8)	60.00 ± 19.21	30.22 ± 15.39	42.22 ± 16.22	63.11 ± 13.68	36.89 ± 15.85	50.56 ± 21.48
P values	0.46	0.97	0.51	0.91	0.10	0.18
Evidence-based
No (n = 13)	46.08 ± 15.97	19.23 ± 9.74	25.31 ± 18.73	52.31 ± 10.78	23.77 ± 8.63	15.08 ± 17.59
Yes (n = 9)	60.00 ± 19.20	30.22 ± 15.39	42.22 ± 16.22	63.11 ± 13.68	36.89 ± 15.85	50.56 ± 21.48
P values	0.09	0.08	0.04	0.07	0.04	0.00