Table 4.
Comparison between means according to websites’ affiliation (n = 80).
| Variable | Commercial | Dental center | Nonprofit organization | Governmental | P-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DISCERN | |||||
| Overall | 39.1 (±5.9) | 42.8 (±8.6) | 45.2 (±8.2) | 29.5 | 0.014* |
| Reliability | 21.6 (±2.4) | 22.2 (±2.9) | 25.1 (±4.3) | 18.5 | 0.001** |
| Treatment | 14.8 (±3.1) | 17.6 (±4.9) | 16.833 (±3.5) | 9.0 | 0.055 |
| Readability | |||||
| FRES | 93.3 (±15.1) | 95.6 (±11.9) | 93.5 (±12.9) | 97.5 | 0.928 |
| FKGL | 7.2 (±5.6) | 6.3 (±4.6) | 7.1 (±4.9) | 5.7 | 0.916 |
| SMOG | 1.9 (±0.3) | 1.9 (±0.6) | 2.052 (±0.4) | 1.8 | 0.635 |
| Words | 637.7 (±352.1) | 931.2 (±444.1) | 790.64 (±329.9) | 122 | 0.045*** |
| Sentences | 28.5 (±21.8) | 43.1 (±28.7) | 33.36 (±19.1) | 5 | 0.087 |
* Significant between commercial and nonprofit organizations’ websites.
** Significant between commercial and nonprofit organizations’ websites, as well as between dental centers and nonprofit organizations’ websites.
*** Significant between commercial and dental centers’ websites.
FKGL: Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level; FRES: Flesch Reading Ease scale; SMOG: Simplified Measure of Gobbledygook.