Table 3 Mean (±SD) AGREEII scores by subgroups

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