Table 4 Association between certainty of evidence and recommendation N (%)
Strength and direction of recommendations | high certainty of evidence | moderate certainty of evidence | low certainty of evidence | very low certainty of evidence | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
GRADE CPGs | |||||
 Strong recommend | 8(0.9) | 59(6.8) | 29(3.4) | 52(6.0) | 148(17.1) |
 Strong against | 2(0.2) | 11(1.3) | 6(0.7) | 17(2.0) | 36(4.2) |
 Conditional recommend | 3(0.3) | 70(8.1) | 155(17.9) | 297(34.4) | 525(60.8) |
 Conditional against | 2(0.2) | 9(1.0) | 36(4.2) | 108(12.5) | 155(17.9) |
 Total | 15(1.7) | 149(17.2) | 226(26.2) | 474(54.9) | 864(100.0) |
TCM CPGs | |||||
 Strong recommend | 94(4.5) | 327(15.6) | 222(10.6) | 282(13.5) | 925(44.2) |
 Strong against | 0(0.0) | 1(0.0) | 0(0.0) | 0(0.0) | 1(0.0) |
 Conditional recommend | 10(0.5) | 138(6.6) | 298(14.2) | 721(34.4) | 1167(55.7) |
 Conditional against | 0(0.0) | 1(0.0) | 0(0.0) | 0(0.0) | 1(0.0) |
 Total | 104(5.0) | 467(22.3) | 520(24.8) | 1003(47.9) | 2094(100) |