Table 2.
Engagement metrics, adherence to the Health on the Net Foundation Code of Conduct, and DISCERN scores for YouTube videos on the gut microbiome.
| Parameter | Value for each channel type | Value for all channel types | ||||||
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Educational (nonmedical) | Educational (medical) | Independent nonmedical users | Internet media | News agencies | Nonprofit organizations |
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| Videos, n | 38 | 62 | 49 | 32 | 7 | 131 | 319 | |
| Total views, n | 16,786,496 | 8,469,633 | 5,909,797 | 3,014,580 | 727,969 | 27,446,153 | 62,354,628 | |
| Views per video, n | 441,749 | 136,606 | 120,608 | 94,205 | 103,995 | 209,512 | 1,106,675 | |
| Daily views, n | 436 | 321 | 234 | 1067 | 40 | 156 | 2254 | |
| Likes, n | 10,920 | 3480 | 3196 | 6020 | 1162 | 2954 | 27,732 | |
| Dislikes, n | 228 | 31 | 54 | 245 | 17 | 98 | 673 | |
| HONcode adherence score (out of 8), mean (SE) | 2.36 (0.16) | 2.77 (0.8) | 2.48 (0.35) | 2.03 (0.17) | 1.28 (0.81) | 2.67 (0.13) | 5.05 (2.52) | |
| DISCERN total score (out of 80), mean (SE) | 46.4 (1.85) | 53.2 (0.17) | 39.1 (5.58) | 44.9 (2.25) | 47.7 (4.18) | 53.6 (0.91) | 49.5 (0.68) | |
| DISCERN reliability score (out of 40), mean (SE) | 24.6 (0.96) | 27.4 (0.8) | 18.5 (2.65) | 22.6 (1.23) | 22.6 (2.29) | 27.6 (0.47) | 25.2 (0.38) | |
| DISCERN quality score (out of 35), mean (SE) | 18.9 (0.91) | 22.3 (0.63) | 18.1 (2.58) | 19.6 (1.02) | 21.7 (0.35) | 22.4 (0.45) | 21.0 (0.31) | |
| DISCERN overall impression score (out of 5), mean (SE) | 2.84 (0.1) | 3.51 (0.09) | 2.51 (0.35) | 2.75 (0.16) | 3.42 (0.35) | 3.61 (0.06) | 3.24 (0.05) | |