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Category breakdown of readability scores of health information websites.
| Readability scores | Number of websites (n = 70) |
|---|---|
| FRES | |
| Easy (80–100) | 1 |
| Average (60–79) | 13 |
| Difficult (0–59) | 56 |
| FKGL | |
| Up to grade 6 | 3 |
| Grades 6–10 | 48 |
| Beyond grade 10 | 19 |
| GFS | |
| Up to grade 6 | 1 |
| Grades 6–10 | 20 |
| Beyond grade 10 | 49 |
| CLI | |
| Up to grade 6 | 0 |
| Grades 6–10 | 4 |
| Beyond grade 10 | 66 |
| SMOG | |
| Up to grade 6 | 0 |
| Grades 6–10 | 13 |
| Beyond grade 10 | 57 |
