Definition of consensus
| Consensus classification | Description | Definition |
| Consensus in | Consensus that outcome should be included in the core outcome set. | 70% or more participants in each stakeholder group scoring as 7–9 and <15% participants in each stakeholder group scoring as 1–3. |
| Consensus out | Consensus that outcome should not be included in the core outcome set. | 50% or fewer participants scoring 7–9 in each stakeholder group. |
| No consensus | Uncertainty about the importance of outcome. | Anything else. |