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Table 3 Mean reading grade level of patient education articles

From: Readability of patient education materials related to radiation safety: What are the implications for patient-centred radiology care?

Test

Academic (range)

Non-profit (range)

p value

Flesch–Kincaid

11.8 (8–17.3)

13.0 (7.4–19)

 

Raygor estimate

12 (7–17)

14 (6–17)

 

Coleman–Liau

11.8 (8.5–17.8)

12.8 (8.1–17.8)

 

Fry

14 (8–17)

15 (8–17)

 

SMOG

13.8 (10.5–18.4)

14.7 (10.0–19.0)

 

FORCAST

11.3 (9.9–12.8)

11.6 (9.4–13.4)

 

Gunning fog

14.1 (9.7–19.0)

14.8 (9.1–19)

 

Mean

12.7 (8.8–17.0)

13.6 (8.6–17.4)

p = 0.052

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