Table 3 GI tools by guideline condition, country and organization
Guideline characteristic (n guidelines) | One or more GI tools (n, % of guidelines) | GI tools (n,% of total GI tools) | GI tools per guideline with one or more GI tools | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Yes | No | Mean | Median | Min | Max | ||
Condition | |||||||
 Heart failure (37) | 19 (51.5) | 18 (48.6) | 88 (19.0) | 4.6 | 4.0 | 1.0 | 11.0 |
 Diabetes (29) | 20 (69.0) | 9 (31.0) | 130 (28.0) | 6.5 | 4.0 | 1.0 | 25.0 |
 Stroke (21) | 17 (81.0) | 4 (19.0) | 100 (21.6) | 5.9 | 4.0 | 1.0 | 26.0 |
 Arthritis (15) | 12 (80.0) | 3 (20.0) | 35 (7.5) | 2.9 | 3.0 | 1.0 | 7.0 |
 Asthma (8) | 8 (100.0) | 0 (0.0) | 50 (10.8) | 6.3 | 4.0 | 1.0 | 28.0 |
 Colorectal cancer (8) | 3 (37.5) | 5 (62.5) | 19 (4.1) | 6.3 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 17.0 |
 Depression (8) | 6 (75.0) | 2 (25.0) | 42 (9.1) | 7.0 | 7.5 | 1.0 | 13.0 |
Country | |||||||
 United States (76) | 44 (57.9) | 32 (42.1) | 199 (42.9) | 4.5 | 2.5 | 1.0 | 28.0 |
 United Kingdom (27) | 26 (96.3) | 1 (3.7) | 151 (32.5) | 5.8 | 4.5 | 3.0 | 17.0 |
 Canada (9) | 7 (77.8) | 2 (22.2) | 90 (19.4) | 12.9 | 8.0 | 2.0 | 26.0 |
 Australia (5) | 4 (80.0) | 1 (20.0) | 11 (2.4) | 2.8 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 8.0 |
 International group (3) | 2 (66.7) | 1 (33.3) | 8 (1.7) | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 |
 Finland (3) | 0 (0.0) | 3 (100.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
 Spain (1) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (100.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
 Singapore (1) | 1 (100.0) | 0 (0.0) | 3 (0.6) | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 |
 Brazil (1) | 1 (100.0) | 0 (0.0) | 2 (0.4) | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 |
Organization | |||||||
 Professional society (61) | 38 (62.3) | 23 (37.7) | 135 (29.1) | 3.6 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 25.0 |
 Government agency (28) | 27 (96.4) | 1 (3.6) | 166 (35.8) | 6.1 | 5.0 | 2.0 | 19.0 |
 Disease foundation (17) | 5 (29.4) | 12 (70.6) | 63 (13.6) | 12.6 | 9.0 | 1.0 | 26.0 |
 Non-profit agency (9) | 7 (77.8) | 2 (22.2) | 33 (7.1) | 4.7 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 15.0 |
 Academic institution (9) | 7 (77.8) | 2 (22.2) | 66 (14.2) | 9.4 | 7.0 | 1.0 | 28.0 |
 International group (2) | 1 (50.0) | 1 (50.0) | 1 (0.2) | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
Overall (126) | 85 (67.5) | 41 (32.5) | 464 (100.0) | 5.5 | 4.0 | 1.0 | 28.0 |