Table 2

AGREE scores of the included guidelines

	Score (%)						Overall assessment
Serial number of guidelines	Scope and purpose	Stakeholder involvement	Rigour of development	Clarity of presentation	Applicability	Editorial independence	Overall assessment
1	14	25	20	44	6	13	N
2	50	56	25	64	69	46	Y, but
3	19	22	15	42	10	17	N
4	67	22	19	45	21	13	Y, but
5	61	67	35	42	42	13	Y, but
6	28	39	36	36	17	17	N
7	58	36	28	67	17	33	Y, but
8	50	14	34	64	25	29	Y, but
9	39	36	11	61	17	13	N
10	6	3	1	6	0	0	N
11	11	11	7	8	4	0	N
12	44	28	11	28	38	21	N
13	33	8	7	22	15	0	N
14	64	19	5	42	17	0	N
15	78	36	30	56	17	17	Y, but
16	58	47	27	56	27	33	Y, but
17	11	3	2	17	4	0	N
Total	41±23	28±18	18±12	41±19	20±17	16±14	Y, but (8)
Total	41±23	28±18	18±12	41±19	20±17	16±14	N (9)

Serial number of guidelines are shown in table 1.
AGREE, Appraisal of Guidelines, REsearch and Evaluation; Y, but, yes, to recommend but with modification; N, no, not to recommend.