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Table 5 Spearman’s rank correlation coefficients and P-values with regard to the investigated quality variables and rank scores (ALEXA rank score and Google search rank)

From: Quality of consumer-oriented websites containing information about the second trimester ultrasound examination during pregnancy

Quality variable

ALEXA rank score

Google search rank

rs

P

rs

P

DISCERN subscale 1 (reliability)

0.23

0.09

−0.28

0.02*

DISCERN subscale 2 (quality of information)

0.13

0.33

−0.17

0.16

DISCERN subscale 3 (overall quality)

0.18

0.18

−0.21

0.08

Total DISCERN score

0.18

0.19

−0.22

0.06

Completeness score

0.22

0.12

−0.16

0.17

Readability Index (LIX)

−0.16

0.26

−0.02

0.86

  1. *P < 0.05