Table 2.
Type and frequency of use of health-related Internet of Things (IoT) and apps by current and past users among Japanese working women.
| IoT or app use characteristics | Total sample (n=2150), n (%) | Experience with health-related IoT and app use | ||||
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Current use (n=1455), n (%) | Past use (n=695), n (%) | P value | ||
| Type of IoT devicea | ||||||
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PCs | 306 (14.2) | 194 (13.3) | 112 (16.1) | .10 | |
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Tablet device | 184 (8.6) | 128 (8.8) | 56 (8.1) | .62 | |
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Smartphone | 1805 (84) | 1270 (87.3) | 535 (77) | <.001 | |
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Smart ring | 91 (4.2) | 56 (3.8) | 35 (5) | .24 | |
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Smartwatch | 383 (17.8) | 287 (19.7) | 96 (13.8) | .001 | |
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Wristband | 76 (3.5) | 53 (3.6) | 23 (3.3) | .79 | |
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Smart glasses | 36 (1.7) | 21 (1.4) | 15 (2.2) | .30 | |
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Smart wear | 24 (1.1) | 15 (1) | 9 (1.3) | .75 | |
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Others | 4 (0.2) | 3 (0.2) | 1 (0.1) | ≥.99 | |
| Frequency of use per week | <.001 | |||||
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Daily | 399 (18.6) | 219 (15.1) | 180 (25.9) |
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2-3 days | 507 (23.6) | 296 (20.3) | 211 (30.4) |
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4-5 days | 368 (17.1) | 224 (15.4) | 144 (20.7) |
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6-7 days | 876 (40.7) | 716 (49.2) | 160 (23) |
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| Duration of use per day (minutes) | <.001 | |||||
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<10 | 1153 (55.1) | 802 (55.1) | 351 (50.5) |
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10-30 | 523 (24.3) | 319 (21.9) | 204 (29.4) |
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30-60 | 223 (10.4) | 139 (9.6) | 84 (12.1) |
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>60 | 251 (11.7) | 195 (13.4) | 56 (8.1) |
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| Duration of use of app or IoT (months) | <.001 | |||||
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<1 | 311 (14.5) | 154 (10.6) | 157 (22.6) |
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1-3 | 379 (17.6) | 195 (13.4) | 184 (26.5) |
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3-6 | 359 (16.7) | 205 (14.1) | 154 (22.2) |
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6-12 | 270 (12.6) | 184 (12.6) | 86 (12.4) |
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>12 | 831 (38.7) | 717 (49.3) | 114 (16.4) |
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aMore than one response allowed.