Table 3.
Mean readability scores according to each type of website (95% CI).
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Academic institutions (n=1) | Private clinics (n=15) | Professional organizations (n=7) | Medical information websites (n=7) | Government websites (n=9) | Miscellaneous (n=2) | Total (N=41) |
| FREa score (SD) | 71.9 (—b) | 55.4 (8.4) | 68.9 (7.4) | 61.69 (8.4) | 73.19 (5.17) | 55.1 (21.9) | 7.85 (2.38) |
| FKGc score (SD) | 6.7 (—) | 8.63 (1.3) | 7.54 (1.8) | 8.15 (1.4) | 6.46 (1.1) | 8.6 (3.9) | 63.43 (14.21) |
aFRE: Flesch-Kincaid reading ease.
bNot applicable.
cFKG: Flesch-Kincaid grade level.