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. 2023 Jul 21;8:e44943. doi: 10.2196/44943

Table 3.

Retention and engagement metrics by sex, age, and ethnicitya.


Duration in the program (weeks) Total number of log-ins Total time spent using program (minutes) Estimated time spent per log-in (minutes) Log-ins per week
Total, median (IQR) 7.57 (0.00-36.43) 8 (4-18) 63.74 (20.87-191.80) 5.35 (2.22-11.80) 0.77 (0.32-1.84)
Sex

Male, median (IQR) 7.00 (0.00-36.86) 8 (4-20) 75.74 (24.45-221.17) 5.82 (2.60-12.57) 0.80 (0.35-1.89)

Female, median (IQR) 7.14 (0.14-28.57) 8 (5-18) 82.55 (28.80-232.43) 6.82 (3.07-14.00) 0.89 (0.41-1.93)

P valueb .37 .76 .02 <.001 .06
Age

<50 years, median (IQR) 4.00 (0.00-22.14) 7 (4-15) 62.33 (20.33-161.58) 5.53 (2.35-12.38) 0.88 (0.36-2.17)

≥50 years, median (IQR) 8.00 (0.29-36.29) 9 (5-20) 86.10 (28.53-245.23) 6.53 (2.98-13.64) 0.84 (0.38-1.87)

P value <.001 <.001 <.001 <.001 .13
Ethnicity

White, median (IQR) 7.14 (0.14-33.43) 9 (5-19) 81.75 (28.0-227.85) 6.40 (2.88-13.53) 0.86 (0.38-1.97)

Black or Asian, median (IQR) 6.86 (0.00-28.14) 7 (4-17) 70.40 (20.85-223.33) 5.80 (2.50-13.28) 0.80 (0.35-1.75)

P value .07 .005 .01 .02 .05

aExcludes users who spent <1 week using the web-based Diabetes Education and Self-Management for Ongoing and Newly Diagnosed program.

bP values were calculated using Wilcoxon rank sum tests.