Table 1.

Descriptive statistics of scores of DISCERN, the Journal of American Medical Association benchmark, and Flesch Reading Ease adapted to Brazilian Portuguese.

Outcomes	S1a	S2a	S3a	DISCERN (S1+S2)	JAMAb	FRE-BPc
Mean (SD)	18.89 (5.70)	14.59 (5.40)	2.20 (0.85)	33.48 (9.06)	1.12 (0.97)	62.93 (10.15)
Median	18.00	14.00	2.00	33.00	1.00	63.56
Minimum	8.00	7.00	1.00	18.00	0.00	37.98
Maximum	34.00	28.00	4.00	60.00	3.00	88.23

^aS1, S2, and S3: 3 different sections of DISCERN.

^bJAMA: the Journal of American Medical Association.

^cFRE-BP: Flesch Reading Ease adapted to Brazilian Portuguese.