Table 2.
Sex differences in factors related to level of acceptance in smartwatches.
| Total | Men | Women | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crude | Adjusted* | Crude | Adjusted* | Crude | Adjusted* | |
| OR (95% CI) | OR (95% CI) | OR (95% CI) | OR (95% CI) | OR (95% CI) | OR (95% CI) | |
| Socio-demographics | ||||||
| Age, < 75 years (vs. ≥ 75 years) | 1.78 (1.31, 2.43) | 1.76 (1.25, 2.49) | 1.91 (1.19, 3.07) | 2.11 (1.21, 3.69) | 1.73 (1.15, 2.61) | 1.69 (1.05, 2.71) |
| Education, ≥ (junior) college graduate, (vs. no) | 1.30 (0.79, 2.14) | 1.01 (0.58, 1.74) | 1.39 (0.64, 3.00) | 1.06 (0.44, 2.55) | 1.31 (0.66, 2.59) | 0.94 (0.45, 1.97) |
| Employment status, yes (vs. no) | 1.37 (0.99, 1.89) | 1.13 (0.79, 1.62) | 1.68 (1.05, 2.69) | 1.43 (0.84, 2.45) | 1.27 (0.80, 2.00) | 0.92 (0.55, 1.56) |
| Household income (JPY), ≥ 7 mill (vs. < 7 mill) | 0.95 (0.55, 1.65) | 0.80 (0.44, 1.45) | 0.44 (0.17, 1.12) | 0.22 (0.08, 0.61) | 2.09 (0.99, 4.38) | 2.54 (1.13, 5.71) |
| Cohabitation status, alone (vs. others) | 1.31 (0.96, 1.77) | 1.31 (0.93, 1.86) | 0.97 (0.56, 1.67) | 0.70 (0.37, 1.33) | 1.41 (0.95, 2.08) | 1.98 (1.23, 3.18) |
| Technology literacy | ||||||
| Intellectual tasks (JST-IC), score | 1.51 (1.23, 1.86) | 1.36 (1.09, 1.70) | 1.43 (1.01, 2.03) | 1.28 (0.86, 1.89) | 1.62 (1.25, 2.09) | 1.50 (1.13, 1.98) |
| Intellectual curiosity (JST-IC), score | 1.44 (1.17, 1.76) | 1.31 (1.05, 1.64) | 1.47 (1.07, 2.02) | 1.40 (0.99, 1.99) | 1.40 (1.07, 1.83) | 1.18 (0.88, 1.59) |
| Information gathering (JST-IC), score | 1.13 (0.98, 1.30) | 0.99 (0.83, 1.17) | 1.04 (0.84, 1.29) | 0.87 (0.67, 1.13) | 1.20 (0.99, 1.46) | 1.14 (0.89, 1.46) |
| Creativity (JST-IC), score | 1.10 (0.99, 1.21) | 1.09 (0.97, 1.23) | 1.15 (0.99, 1.34) | 1.14 (0.94, 1.39) | 1.06 (0.92, 1.22) | 1.05 (0.89, 1.24) |
| Opportunity to socialize (≥1 wks) | 1.17 (0.87, 1.59) | 1.00 (0.71, 1.40) | 1.31 (0.82, 2.08) | 1.09 (0.62, 1.91) | 0.99 (0.66, 1.49) | 0.85 (0.54, 1.36) |
| Health variables | ||||||
| Physical activity, score | 1.06 (0.73, 1.54) | 0.94 (0.63, 1.41) | 1.26 (0.72, 2.21) | 1.09 (0.58, 2.06) | 0.88 (0.53, 1.45) | 0.68 (0.39, 1.18) |
| Good dietary variety (vs. bad) | 1.09 (0.80, 1.47) | 1.02 (0.67, 1.53) | 1.02 (0.61, 1.70) | 1.25 (0.62, 2.51) | 1.02 (0.69, 1.51) | 0.84 (0.49, 1.43) |
| Sleep quality, no (vs. yes) | 0.85 (0.62, 1.17) | 0.76 (0.55, 1.06) | 1.09 (0.67, 1.76) | 0.79 (0.47, 1.34) | 0.72 (0.47, 1.11) | 0.70 (0.44, 1.10) |
| Obesity (vs. non-obesity) | 1.33 (0.95, 1.85) | 1.36 (0.96, 1.93) | 1.80 (1.12, 2.89) | 2.07 (1.24, 3.45) | 1.12 (0.68, 1.83) | 1.02 (0.59, 1.75) |
| High blood pressure, yes (vs. no) | 0.79 (0.59, 1.06) | 1.02 (0.67, 1.55) | 0.78 (0.49, 1.24) | 1.14 (0.56, 2.32) | 0.84 (0.57, 1.24) | 1.10 (0.64, 1.91) |
| Diabetes, yes (vs. no) | 1.38 (0.91, 2.08) | 1.59 (1.03, 2.44) | 1.44 (0.75, 2.75) | 2.10 (1.02, 4.30) | 1.32 (0.77, 2.26) | 1.33 (0.75, 2.35) |
| Dyslipidemia, yes (vs. no) | 0.99 (0.69, 1.40) | 0.99 (0.69, 1.44) | 1.47 (0.87, 2.50) | 1.89 (1.05, 3.40) | 0.72 (0.45, 1.16) | 0.63 (0.38, 1.05) |
| Subjective health (vs. unhealthy) | 1.16 (0.86, 1.56) | 0.99 (0.72, 1.37) | 1.46 (0.92, 2.33) | 1.30 (0.78, 2.18) | 1.002 (0.68, 1.48) | 0.84 (0.54, 1.30) |
| Mild cognitive declines, yes (vs. no) | 0.81 (0.59, 1.10) | 1.06 (0.71, 1.56) | 0.62 (0.38, 1.01) | 0.86 (0.47, 1.57) | 1.02 (0.68, 1.55) | 1.28 (0.75, 2.19) |
| Depression symptoms, no (vs. yes) | 1.03 (0.75, 1.41) | 1.09 (0.78, 1.51) | 0.91 (0.56, 1.48) | 1.14 (0.67, 1.96) | 1.04 (0.69, 1.59) | 1.05 (0.67, 1.65) |
| 5-m walking speed test, <1.0 m/s (vs. ≥1.0 m/s) | 2.31 (1.04, 5.16) | 2.04 (0.89, 4.67) | 1.61 (0.54, 4.76) | 1.92 (0.59, 6.22) | 3.24 (0.97, 10.8) | 2.52 (0.73, 8.74) |
OR, odds ratio; CI, confidence interval; JST-IC, Japan Science and Technology Agency Index of Competence. *Region.