Table 2.
Summary of descriptive and frequency statistics for the final sample of websites.
| Variable | Na | Mean (SDb) | Frequency (%) | |
| Website location | 85 |
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Canada |
|
|
38 (45) |
|
|
French Canada |
|
|
35 (41) |
|
|
Worldwide |
|
|
12 (14) |
| Website category | 85 |
|
|
|
|
|
Canadian fertility clinics |
|
|
28 (52) |
|
|
Major North American |
|
|
13 (15) |
|
|
Keyword search on Google |
|
|
44 (59) |
| Website affiliation | 85 |
|
|
|
|
|
Government |
|
|
4 (5) |
|
|
University or medical |
|
|
19 (22) |
|
|
Non-profit organization |
|
|
19 (22) |
|
|
Commercial or corporate |
|
|
7 (8) |
|
|
Private practice |
|
|
36 (42) |
| Presence of ads | 85 |
|
10 (12) | |
| Presence of audiovisual material | 85 |
|
9 (11) | |
| Fry | 73 | 15.09 (1.57) |
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|
| Fog | 73 | 14.59 (2.04) |
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|
| SATOc | 12 | 16.62 (2.00) |
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|
| SMOGd | 73 | 13.92 (1.45) |
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|
| Flesch-Kincaid grade level | 73 | 12.89 (1.76) |
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|
| Average grade level | 84 | 14.23 (2.04) |
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|
| SAMe percentage score | 85 | 45.37 (11.21) |
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|
| DISCERN total 1-15 | 85 | 43.19 (10.46) |
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|
| DISCERN question 16 | 85 | 2.61 (1.11) |
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aN: sample size.
bSD: standard deviation.
cSATO: Système d'Analyse de Textes par Ordinateur.
dSMOG: Simplified Measure of Gobbledygook.
eSAM: Suitability Assessment of Materials.