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. 2022 Nov 19:1–5. Online ahead of print. doi: 10.1038/s41443-022-00645-6

Table 4.

Mean accuracy of men’s health content according to misinformation index (1–5, where 5 is most accurate) on TikTok among non-physician versus physician content creators.

Misinformation Indices Overall (SD) Non-Physicians (SD) Physicians (SD) p-value
Testosterone 2.3 (1.6) 2.3 (1.7) 3.0 (0) n/a
Erectile Dysfunction 2.8 (1.9) 2.4 (1.8) 5.0 (0) 0.02
Male Infertility 3.0 (1.7) 2.6 (1.7) 4.1 (1.4) 0.02
Semen Retention 1.5 (1.2) 1.5 (1.2)
Peyronie’s Disease 3.6 (1.3) 3.6 (1.3) 3.6 (1.3) 0.97
Vasectomy 5.0 (0) 5.0 (n/a)* 5.0 (0)
Total 2.6 (1.7) 2.3 (1.6) 4.2 (1.2) <0.001

SD standard deviation

*Only one observation (N = 1) in this group