Consensus in | Consensus that outcome should be included in the core outcome set (COS) | ≥70% participants scoring 7 to 9 AND <15% participants scoring 1 to 3 |
Consensus out | Consensus that outcome should not be included in the COS | ≤50% participants scoring 7–9 in each stakeholder group |
No consensus | Uncertainty about importance of the outcome | Anything else |