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Table 1 Summary of results

From: Transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt (TIPS) procedure: an assessment of the quality and readability of online information

 

FRE

FKGL

GFI

Coleman–Liau

SMOG

JAMA

DISCERN

Website age days

Total

44.9 ± 15.6

11.5 ± 2.8

14.6 ± 3

12.0 ± 2.3

10.8 ± 2.1

3.1 ± 1.1

59.3 ± 10.2

1876

Physician

43.7 ± 14.7

11.6 ± 2.6

14.6 ± 2.7

12.2 ± 1.8

10.8 ± 2

3.5 ± 0.8

61.1 ± 8.7

541

Academic

32.9 ± 11

13.6 ± 2.3

16.8 ± 2.3

13.6 ± 2

12.4 ± 1.6

3.9 ± 0.5

61.7 ± 8.1

3005

For-profit

51.2 ± 10.7

10.3 ± 2.1

12.4 ± 1.8

11.4 ± 1.5

9.8 ± 1.9

2.2 ± 1.3

52.2 ± 12.3

803

Non-profit

58.6 ± 9.9

9.2 ± 1.9

12.9 ± 2.9

10.3 ± 1.7

9 ± 1.3

2.6 ± 0.9

63.1 ± 9.3

1911

Other

49.5 ± 15.1

10.6 ± 2.6

13.5 ± 2.6

11.4 ± 2.9

10.1 ± 2

2 ± 1.1

45.9 ± 7.4

792

HON-code+

43.1 ± 15.9

11.9 ± 3

15.2 ± 3.1

12.1 ± 1

11.1 ± 2.2

3.7 ± 0.6

62.9 ± 8.2

1650

HON-code−

45.8 ± 15.6

11.3 ± 2.7

14.4 ± 3

12.0 ± 2.5

10.6 ± 2.1

2.9 ± 1.5

57.7 ± 10.7

2007

  1. Overall results for each scoring system, presented as mean ± standard variation. FRE indicates Flesch Reading Ease, FKGL Flesch–Kincaid grade level, GFI Gunning Fog Index, SMOG Simple Measure of Gobbledygook, DISCERN DISCERN instrument, JAMA The Journal of the American Medical Association benchmark criteria, Website age in days