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. 2024 Feb 23;12:1261275. doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2024.1261275

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.