Table 2

Mean difference (95% CI) in quality rating scores between the tablet and the smartphone compared with the computer using linear regression models for clustered data for all images aggregated and by image type

Image categoryComputerTablet
Mean difference (95% CI)
Smartphone
Mean difference (95% CI)
All images (n=1458)0 (ref)0.38 (0.20 to 0.55)0.49 (0.29 to 0.70)
Burns (n=486)0 (ref)0.08 (−0.15 to 0.31)0.54 (0.30 to 0.77)
Dermatology (n=324)0 (ref)0.77 (0.38 to 1.16)0.65 (0.28 to 1.01)
Other clinical images (n=324)0 (ref)0.39 (0.14 to 0.63)0.31 (−0.03 to 0.66)
Non-clinical images (n=324)0 (ref)0.42 (0.16 to 0.67)0.45 (0.20 to 0.71)