Table 3.

Readability scores for websites describing pancreatic cysts.

Ordera	Affiliation	Average readabilityb	Reference
1st	Academic	14.26	[14]
2nd	Academic	16.00	[15]
3rd	Nonprofit	23.85	[16]
5th	Media	14.83	[17]
6th	Private group	14.78	[18]
7th	Academic	12.43	[19]
8th	Media	15.30	[20]
9th	Academic	15.49	[21]
10th	Nonprofit	12.72	[22]
11st	Media	13.87	[23]
12nd	Academic	14.93	[24]
14th	Academic	17.40	[25]
15th	Academic	18.04	[26]
16th	Nonprofit	11.94	[27]
17th	Academic	5.76	[28]
18th	Media	17.30	[29]
20th	Nonprofit	10.70	[30]
22nd	Academic	17.50	[31]
24th	Media	15.04	[32]
29th	Academic	14.85	[33]
30th	Nonprofit	12.69	[34]

^aOrder of appearance. Seven websites did not meet the inclusion criteria: 4th (requires payment); 13th, 23rd, and 27th (not intended for the general public); and 19th, 21st, and 25th (require payment and not intended for the general public).

^bAverage readability of all websites=14.74.