TABLE 2.
Comparison of Coronavirus Websites by URL Extension (Non-commercial vs. Commercial), n = 100
| Mean [SD] | Non-commercial URL (n = 53) |
Commercial URL (n = 47) |
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| Non-commercial URL (n = 53) | Commercial URL (n = 47) | Easy (Grade <6) |
Average (Grade 6-10) |
Difficult (Grade >10) |
Easy (Grade <6) |
Average (Grade 6-10) |
Difficult (Grade >10) |
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| Test | P-Value | N (%) | N (%) | N (%) | N (%) | N (%) | N (%) | P-Value | ||
| FKGL | 10.1 [2.1] | 9.9 [1.7] | 0.63 | 0 (0.0) | 36 (67.9) | 17 (32.1) | 0 (0.0) | 32 (68.1) | 15 (31.9) | 0.99 |
| GFI | 10.2 [3.1] | 10.9 [2.4] | 0.25 | 2 (3.8) | 27 (50.9) | 24 (45.3) | 2 (4.3) | 20 (42.6) | 25 (53.2) | 0.70 |
| CLI | 12.2 [1.9] | 11.5 [1.6] | 0.04 | 0 (0.0) | 14 (26.4) | 39 (73.6) | 0 (0.0) | 18 (38.3) | 29 (61.7) | 0.20 |
| SMOG | 12.0 [2.0] | 11.9 [1.6] | 0.85 | 0 (0.0) | 21 (39.6) | 32 (60.4) | 0 (0.0) | 10 (21.3) | 37 (78.7) | 0.048 |
| FREa | 44.1 [12.5] | 49.0 [8.7] | 0.03 | 0 (0.0) | 6 (11.3) | 47 (88.7) | 0 (0.0) | 3 (6.4) | 44 (93.6) | 0.50 |
a
FRE scored on a scale of 0-100 with higher scores indicating greater ease of readability.