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Table 2 Mean overall website scores and mean sub-scores of websites broken down by affiliation, region, and usage of an established content management system (CMS)

From: Quality of websites of obstetrics and gynecology departments: a cross-sectional study

Score

 

N

Overall

Google search rank

Technical aspects

Navigation

Content

Affiliation

Academic vs.

137

14.9±3.2

1.6±0.7

4.7±1.5

5.7±1.3

2.9±1.3

Non-Academic

429

13.7±3.1***

1.3±0.8***

4.6±1.4

5.2±1.4**

2.6±1.2**

Denominational vs.

100

14.3±2.9

1.2±0.9

4.7±1.3

5.6±1.2

2.8±1.2

Non-denominational

466

13.9±3.2

1.4±0.7*

4.6±1.5

5.2±1.5*

2.7±1.3

Healthcare Consortium vs.

82

13.2±2.6

1.3±0.7

4.7±1.1

5.0±1.3

2.1±1.1

Single Institution

484

14.1±3.2**

1.4±0.8

4.6±1.5

5.3±1.4

2.8±1.2***

Region

North

293

14.4±3.2***

1.4±0.8

4.6±1.4

5.5±1.4***

2.9±1.2***

South

138

14.2±3.2***

1.3±0.8

4.8±1.4

5.3±1.4**

2.8±1.3**

East

135

13.0±3.0

1.4±0.7

4.6±1.5

4.7±1.4

2.3±1.2

CMS

CMS Usage vs.

416

14.2±3.1

1.3±0.8

4.9±1.3

5.3±1.3

2.7±1.3

No CMS Usage

256

13.1±3.4***

1.3±0.8

4.2±1.6***

5.0±1.6*

2.5±1.3

  1. Values are given as mean ± standard deviation. Significance levels are indicated: ***P < 0.001, **P < 0.01, *P < 0.05 (Regions: North vs. East and South vs. East; no statistically significant difference in any category for North vs. South). For affiliations and regions only websites from Germany were considered.