Table 4.
Sociodemographic characteristics of the participants according to the type of content viewed on Instagram.
| Variables | Professional (n=145) | Fashion and beauty plus sports and nutrition (n=409) | P value | |||||
| Age (years), mean (SD) | 29.42 (6.33) | 25.61 (5.37) | <.001 | |||||
| Gender (female), n (%) | 136 (93.8) | 347 (84.8) | .006 | |||||
| Currently employed (yes), n (%) | 88 (60.7) | 226 (55.3) | .26 | |||||
| Children (yes), n (%) | 30 (20.7) | 25 (6.1) | <.001 | |||||
| Educational level, n (%) | .03 | |||||||
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High school/VTa | 19 (13.1) | 49 (12.0) |
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Middle school | 13 (9.0) | 74 (18.1) |
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College degree | 113 (77.9) | 286 (69.9) |
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| Family status, n (%) | <.001 | |||||||
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Single | 48 (33.1) | 199 (48.7) |
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In a relationship | 62 (42.8) | 175 (42.8) |
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Married | 32 (22.1) | 31 (7.6) |
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Divorced | 3 (2.1) | 4 (1.0) |
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| Socioeconomic status, n (%) | .03 | |||||||
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Low | 12 (8.3) | 24 (5.9) |
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Medium | 99 (68.3) | 235 (57.5) |
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Medium-high | 32 (22.1) | 142 (34.7) |
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High | 2 (1.4) | 8 (2.0) |
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aVT: vocational training.