Table 2.
Readability of the abstracts and full texts of the 100 neuroimaging articles.
| Assessment item | Mean (SD) | p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abstracts | Full texts | ||
| Automated Readability Index | 16.77 (3.68) | 15.04 (1.37) | <0.001 |
| Coleman-Liau Index | 15.89 (2.45) | 13.24 (1.49) | <0.001 |
| Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level | 16.92 (3.02) | 13.83 (1.70) | <0.001 |
| Gunning Fog index | 18.98 (3.34) | 15.84 (1.85) | <0.001 |
| Simple Measure of Gobbledygook index | 17.19 (2.34) | 15.04 (1.37) | <0.001 |
| Average reading grade level (AGL)a | 17.15 (2.81) | 14.22 (1.66) | <0.001 |
| No. of characters | 1,084 (382) | 30,212 (16,949) | N/A |
| No. of words | 194 (69) | 5,780 (3,113) | N/A |
| No. of sentences | 8.88 (4.86) | 287.00 (149.51) | N/A |
| No. of words/sentence | 23.56 (5.83) | 20.31 (2.74) | <0.001 |
| Flesch Reading Ease (FRE) Scoreb | 15.70 (14.11) | 32.11 (8.56) | <0.001 |
Paired t-tests were performed for all assessment items. aAGL: ≤12 is high school level or below, 13–16 is college level, >16 is college graduate level. bFRE scores: <30 is college graduate level, 30–50 is college level, >50 is high school level or below.