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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2015 Aug 31.
Published in final edited form as: Patient Educ Couns. 2013 Nov 5;94(2):210–217. doi: 10.1016/j.pec.2013.10.016

Table 3.

Reading grade level estimates.

Letter “Eat Healthy” “Right Amount” “Be Active” BMI FAQs
Fry 7 4 3 8/9 10
FOG 7.5 5.8 6 9.2 10.1
SMOG 7 7 6 9 8
Flesch Reading Easea (grade level) 84.5 (6) 91.1 (5) 94.6 (5) 69.7 (8–9) 71.9 (7)
Flesch–Kincaid 5.1 2.9 2.9 6.8 7.5
a

Score classification and estimated reading grade level: 90–100 = very easy (fifth grade), 80–90 = easy (eighth grade), 70–80 = fairly easy (seventh grade), 60–70 = standard (eighth-ninth grade).