Table 3.

Translating voting data into the treatment algorithm in the OARSI guidelines.

Direction	Strength	Level	Implications
≥75% voted in favor	>50% voted strong	1A	First-line treatment strongly recommended
≥75% voted in favor	>50% voted conditional	1B	First-line treatment conditionally recommended
60–74% voted in favor	Conditional by default	2	Conditionally recommended
41–59% voted in favor	Conditional by default	3	Conditionally not recommended
60-47% voted against	Conditional by default	4A	Conditionally not recommended
≥75% voted against	>50% voted conditional	4B	Conditionally not recommended
≥75% voted against	>50% voted strong	5	Strongly not recommended