Table 2.
Detailed characteristics of different categories of YouTube videos with relevant information on HTx.
| Characteristics | Useful videos | Misleading videos | Recipients videos | Total HTx-related videos | |
| Number of videos, n (%) | 214 (62.6) | 6 (1.7) | 122 (35.7) | 342 (100) | |
| Total duration in minutes (%) | 1723.7 (72.61) | 26.0 (1.10) | 624.1 (26.29) | 2373.8 (100) | |
| Mean duration in minutes (SD) | 8.05 (13.36) | 4.33 (5.33) | 5.12 (7.58) | 6.94 (11.59) | |
| Mean number of days on YouTube (SD) | 582.59 (498.23) | 594.17 (519.39) | 433.16 (404.05) | 529.49 (471.27) | |
| Mean scores (SD), range | 16.83 (85.73) 42 to 979 |
46.50 (110.53) 2 to 272 |
20.82 (120.47) 0 to 1148 |
18.77 (99.69) 42 to 1148 |
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| Total viewership, n (%) | 2,175,845 (56.09) | 1,375,673 (35.47) | 327,372 (8.44) | 3,878,890 (100) | |
| Mean views/day (SD), range | 14.31 (53.74) 0.02-523.26 |
202.07 (324.64) 0.16-785.30 |
9.69 (38.77) 0.02-359.41 |
15.95 (67.14) 0.02-785.30 |
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H/UCa | 88 | 0 | 30 | 118 |
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IUCb | 40 | 5 | 45 | 90 |
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MDCc | 22 | 0 | 11 | 33 |
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NACd | 64 | 1 | 36 | 101 |
aHospital/university channel.
bIndependent user channel.
cMedical dotcom channel.
dNews agency channel.