Table 2 Demographic information for all websites together and grouped according to authorship with comparison of scores for quality scores among groups
From: Quality assessment of available Internet information on early orthodontic treatment
Parameters | Orthodontists (n = 69) | Private Dental Clinic (n = 13) | *p | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mean (SD) | Min.-Max. | Median | 25p-75p | Mean (SD) | Min.-Max. | Median | 25p-75p | |||
DISCERN | Section 1 | 15.46 (2.45) | 11–28 | 15 | 15–15 | 16.08(2.47) | 13–21 | 15 | 14.5–18 | 0.421 |
Section 2 | 11.41 (2.37) | 8–24 | 11 | 11–11 | 11(1.47) | 9–14 | 11 | 10-11.5 | 0.763 | |
Total Mean | 26.88 (4.61) | 19–52 | 26 | 26–26 | 27.23 (3.68) | 22–33 | 26 | 24.5–30.5 | 0.352 | |
Section 3 | 2.12(0.4) | 1–4 | 2 | 2–2 | 2.23 (0.44) | 2–3 | 2 | 2-2.5 | 0.255 | |
FRES | 48.22 (6.49) | 22.6–65 | 49.6 | 47.1–49.6 | 44.88 (10.14) | 24.6–57.4 | 49.6 | 40.9–50.4 | 0.456 | |
FKGL | 11.52(1.59) | 8.1–16.9 | 10.9 | 10.9-12.05 | 12.32(3.02) | 8.6–19.6 | 11 | 10,9–13 | 0.366 | |