Table 1 A) Webpages tabulated by country and source type. B) Readability scores for webpages by region. Statistical analysis showed no significant difference between countries or continents. FRES target score > 60, FKG target < 8, GFI target < 8 and SMOG target score < 10. C) Readability scores for webpages by source type. ANOVA for normally distributed FRES with mean (SD), and Kruskal-Wallis for non-parametric FKG, GFI and SMOG scores with median (range)
A | Government and Public Health Organisations | Educational or Scientific Institution | Digital Media | Other |
Ireland | 29 | 2 | 16 | 13 |
United Kingdom | 22 | 7 | 24 | 7 |
Canada | 39 | 1 | 13 | 9 |
United States | 37 | 1 | 16 | 4 |
Total | 127 | 11 | 69 | 33 |
B | FRES Mean (SD) | FKG Median (range) | GFI Median (range) | SMOG Median (range) |
Ireland | 48.93 (12.45) | 8.7 (5–14) | 8.7 (3–16) | 10.4 (7–17) |
United Kingdom | 52.21 (13.04) | 8.7 (4–20) | 9.25 (4–18) | 10.9 (9–18) |
Canada | 47.89 (9.57) | 8.8 (4–14) | 8.8 (2–15) | 11.0 (7–15) |
United States | 49.58 (10.25) | 8.8 (5–20) | 8.6 (3–18) | 11.0 (7–18) |
Total | 49.65 (11.4) | 8.8 (4–20) | 8.8 (2–18) | 10.9 (7–18) |
C | FRES Mean (SD) | FKG Median (range) | GFI Median (range) | SMOG Median (range) |
Government and Public Health Organisations | 48.5 (13.1) | 8.7 (4–20) | 8.7 (3–18) | 10.4 (7–18) |
Educational or Scientific Institution | 44.8 (10.1) | 10.4 (8–14) | 11.1 (8–15) | 11.7 (10–15) |
Digital Media | 53.3 (10.6) | 9.4 (4–14) | 9.7 (2–15) | 11.2 (8–14) |
Other | 47.52 (10.89) | 8.6 (5–12) | 8.0 (3–14) | 11.1 (9–14) |
Univariate Analysis (p-value) | < 0.0196* | < 0.04* | < 0.0003*** | < 0.0009*** |