Table 3

Characteristics of 55 YouTube videos about carpal tunnel syndrome

VariableValue
Number of subscribers742 791.7±1 183 968
Video running time (s)400.71±271.91
Number of views1 559 722±7 629 661
Number of days since upload2450.27±1250.96
Number of comments316.75±332.4
Number of likes5184.51±4804.72
Number of dislikes242.8±421.93
View ratio478.77±1506.85
Like ratio92.81±7.39
VPI382.9±910.34
JAMA scores2.13±0.94
GQS2.69±1.17
CTS-ss5.0±3.29
  • Data are presented as mean±SD.

  • Formulas: view ratio, number of views/days since upload; like ratio, number of likes×100/[number of likes+number of dislikes]; VPI, like ratio×view ratio/100.

  • CTS-ss, Carpal Tunnel Syndrome-Specific Score; GQS, Global Quality Score; JAMA, Journal of the American Medical Association; VPI, Video Power Index.