Table 1 Producer type and readability scores of polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) webpages
Characteristics | Total | |
|---|---|---|
Webpage producer type | ||
Commercial, n (%)* | 87 (58%) | |
Non-profit organizations, n (%) | 44 (29%) | |
Scientific resources, n (%) | 13 (9%) | |
Private foundation, n (%) | 6 (4%) | |
Total, n (%) | 150 (100%) | |
Readability scores | Median (IQR†) | |
Flesch Reading Ease | 48.3 (42.0–54.0) | |
Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level | 10.0 (9.0–11.0) | |
Gunning Fog Score | 12.0 (11.0–13.0) | |
Coleman Liau Index | 12.0 (11.0–13.0) | |
Simple measure of gobbledygook (SMOG) Index | 12.0 (11.0–13.0) | |
Automated Readability Index | 9.0 (8.0–10.0) | |
Spache Readability Score | 4.0 (4.0–5.0) | |
Dale-Chall Readability Score | 7.0 (6.0–7.0) | |
Word count | 1020.0 (730.0-1534.0) | |
Syllables per word | 2.0 (2.0–2.0) | |
Words with more than four syllables | 14.0 (9.0–23.0) | |
Words per sentence | 13.0 (11.0–15.0) | |
Sentence count | 79.0 (58.0-116.0) | |