Table 4.

Scores of the Evaluated YouTube Videos (n = 50)

Characteristic	n	DISCERN^*		PEMAT^{^†}
Characteristic	n	Average Score	P value	Average Score	P value
Perceived target audience
All men	39	41.85	.086	9.35	.752
Black men	11	34.53		9.16
Presenter perceived race
White	23	40.82	.059	9.39	.433
Black	13	33.59		8.79
Presenter perceived sex
Male	42	39.84	.380	9.28	.559
Female	7	44.37		9.71
Commercial bias
Yes	5	30.30	.081	8.25	.290
No	37	42.39	.081	9.34	.290
Unclear	8	36.52		9.85
Year of publication (according to USPSTF changes in recommendations)
Before May 2012	5	39.95	.047	9.70	.869
May 2012 to May 2018	34	37.69	.047	9.24	.869
After May 2018	11	48.26		9.35

PEMAT, Patient Education Materials Assessment Tool; USPSTF, US Preventive Services Task Force.
↵* DISCERN measures quality of information and decision making.
↵† PEMAT measures understandability and actionability.