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. 2019 Apr 25;2(1):e12134. doi: 10.2196/12134

Table 3.

Comparison of words and text of standard US high school and adult readers and the CHFa Info App.

Measure Average for US high school and adult readers Average in the CHF Info App
Sentence length (number of words), mean (SD) 13-16 (1.3) 13 (0.7)
Reading level 7th and 8th grade 6th grade
Three-syllable text, % 12-14 4

aCHF: congestive heart failure.