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Table 3 GRADE Recommendations published by the American College of Rheumatology or not N (%)

From: Comprehensive consideration of multiple determinants from evidence to recommendations in guidelines for most traditional Chinese medicine was suboptimal: a systematic review

GRADE domain

GRADE recommendations

Recommendations published by the American College of Rheumatologya

(n = 426)

Other GRADE guideline recommendationsb

(n = 486)

Problem priority

0(0.0)

426(87.7)

Desirable anticipated effects

426(100.0)

486(100.0)

Undesirable anticipated effects

426(100.0)

486(100.0)

Balance between desirable and undesirable effects

426(100.0)

486(100.0)

Certainty of the evidence

426(100.0)

486(100.0)

Values and preferences

426(100.0)

486(100.0)

Resource requirements

41(9.6)

474(97.5)

Certainty of the evidence of resource requirements

1(0.2)

358(73.7)

Cost-effectiveness of the intervention

1(0.2)

432(88.9)

Health equity

9(2.1)

457(94.0)

Acceptability

18(4.2)

475(97.7)

Feasibility

24(5.6)

472(97.1)

Others

0(0.0)

37(7.6)

  1. GRADE Grading of Recommendations Assessment, Development and Evaluation
  2. aThe proportion of multiple items was compared to all 426 recommendations published by the American College of Rheumatology
  3. bThe proportion of multiple items was compared to all 486 remaining recommendations published by the American College of Rheumatology were excluded