Table 3

Overall AGREE II domain and total scoring and inter-rater reliability

Domain (maximum score)Median score, % (IQR)ICC (95% CI)
Scope and purpose (21)78 (34–83)0.87 (0.26 to 0.98)
Stakeholder involvement (21)53 (40–73)0.98 (0.77 to 0.98)
Rigour of development (56)57 (44–80)0.99 (0.93 to 0.99)
Clarity of presentation (21)75 (59–90)0.80 (0.00 to 0.97)
Applicability (28)29 (8–39)0.91 (0.26 to 0.99)
Editorial independence (14)69 (50–75)0.99 (0.94 to 0.99)
Overall quality (7)63 (48–83)0.92 (0.52 to 0.99)
Total score (168)130 (99–161)0.98 (0.06 to 0.99)
  • AGREE, Appraisal of Guidelines for Research and Evaluation; ICC, intraclass correlation.