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Table 2 Definition of consensus [35, 38]

From: A core outcome set for clinical trials of Chinese medicine for hyperlipidemia: a study protocol for a systematic review and a Delphi survey

Consensus classification

Description

Definition

Consensus out

Consensus that outcome should be excluded from the core outcome set

≥ 70% scoring 1–3 AND < 15% scoring 7–9 in each stakeholder group

Consensus in

Consensus that outcome should be included in the core outcome set

< 15% scoring 1–3 AND ≥ 70% scoring 7–9 in each stakeholder group

Without consensus

No consensus reached on whether the outcome should be included in or not

Other conditions