Comparative Readability Analysis of Online Patient Education Resources on Inflammatory Bowel Diseases

Figure 1

Forest plot showing the mean reading grade level with 95% confidence intervals for Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis. The NIH recommend that the reading grade level be under the seventh-grade level. ACG: American College of Gastroenterology; CCFA: Crohn’s and Colitis Foundation of America; Mayo: Mayo Clinic; NIDDK: National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases; UTD: UpToDate, Beyond the Basics; NHS: National Health Service; NYT: New York Times Health Guide.