The quality of clinical practice guidelines for management of pediatric type 2 diabetes mellitus: a systematic review using the AGREE II instrument

Table 4 Comparison of AGREE II mean domain scores to examine change in overall quality

AGREE II Domain	Earlier version Mean (SD)		Latest version Mean (SD)		p value
Scope and Purpose	54.43	13.84	71.14	19.66	0.005*
Stakeholder Involvement	43.00	13.98	65.57	23.80	0.01*
Rigour of Development	39.86	12.29	52.43	24.52	0.20
Clarity of Presentation	66.71	17.40	77.43	19.35	0.11
Applicability	38.14	14.22	57.71	28.73	0.13
Editorial Independence	30.29	34.96	46.71	34.44	0.13

*p < 0.05
Note: Mean domain scores of CPGs from earlier and most recent CPGs available – American Diabetes Association (2000 and 2016), Brazil Diabetes Society (2014–2015 and 2015–2016), Diabetes Canada (2013 and 2018), Italian Diabetes Society (2007 and 2014), Singapore Ministry of Health (2006 and 2014), Society for Endocrinology, Metabolism and Diabetes of South Africa (2012 and 2017) and the International Society for Pediatric and Adolescent Diabetes (2009 and 2014)

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