Table 1.
Quantitative characteristics of YouTube videos on colorectal cancer and bivariate analysis
| Mean for all videos (n = 46) | Range for all videos | Low-score videos (n = 35) | High-score videos (n = 11) | P value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Length (seconds) | 351 ± 207 | 20–724 | 255 ± 197 | 408 ± 206 | 0.03 |
| View counts | 194,923 ± 540,611 | 27–3,039,975 | 240,583 ± 618,782 | 113,440 ± 148,677 | 0.74 |
| Number of comments | 55 ± 126 | 0–496 | 52 ± 120 | 66 ± 153 | 0.51 |
| Number of likes | 647 ± 1799 | 0–8878 | 542 ± 1575 | 981 ± 2442 | 0.29 |
| Number of dislikes | 62 ± 182 | 0–970 | 74 ± 207 | 26 ± 40 | 0.63 |
| Number of subscribers to the channel | 337,489 ± 1,016,581 | 19–6,042,273 | 201,950 ± 538,270 | 698,960 ± 1,788,345 | 0.31 |
| Days since upload | 948 ± 897 | 0–4227 | 965 ± 927 | 895 ± 834 | 0.74 |
Low score defined as < 6 satisfied criteria. Data reported as mean ± standard deviation