Table 4.
Purpose of Internet of Things (IoT) or app use for health promotion or prevention or to improve symptoms or illnesses for Japanese working women.
| Purpose of IoT or app use | Total sample (n=10,000), n (%) | Experience with health-related IoT or app use | ||||
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Current use (n=1455), n (%) | Past use (n=695), n (%) | P value | ||
| Health promotion or prevention | ||||||
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Menstrual symptoms or disorders | 534 (5.3) | 375 (25.8) | 159 (22.9) | .16 | |
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Premenstrual syndrome | 302 (3) | 211 (14.5) | 91 (13.1) | .42 | |
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Infertility | 80 (0.8) | 49 (3.4) | 31 (4.5) | .26 | |
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Pregnancy or childbirth-related symptoms or illnesses | 159 (1.6) | 95 (6.5) | 64 (9.2) | .03 | |
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Menopausal symptoms | 180 (1.8) | 122 (8.4) | 58 (8.3) | ≥.99 | |
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Postmenopausal hormone-related issues | 85 (0.9) | 59 (4.1) | 26 (3.7) | .82 | |
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Mental disorder | 223 (2.2) | 153 (10.5) | 70 (10.1) | .81 | |
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Insomnia | 285 (2.9) | 203 (14) | 82 (11.8) | .19 | |
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Headaches or migraines | 213 (2.1) | 142 (9.8) | 71 (10.2) | .80 | |
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Blood flow disorders | 144 (1.4) | 103 (7.1) | 41 (5.9) | .35 | |
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Anemia | 110 (1.1) | 68 (4.7) | 42 (6) | .21 | |
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Gastrointestinal disorders | 211 (2.1) | 146 (10) | 65 (9.4) | .68 | |
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Nutritional disordersa | 620 (6.2) | 460 (31.6) | 160 (23) | <.001 | |
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Female-specific cancerb | 148 (1.5) | 89 (6.1) | 59 (8.5) | .052 | |
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Endometriosis and benign female-specific tumors | 62 (0.6) | 44 (3) | 18 (2.6) | .67 | |
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Thyroid disorders | 38 (0.4) | 27 (1.9) | 11 (1.6) | .78 | |
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Pelvic floor symptoms or diseases | 54 (0.5) | 32 (2.2) | 22 (3.2) | .23 | |
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Others | 145 (1.5) | 122 (8.4) | 23 (3.3) | <.001 | |
| Improve symptoms or illnesses | ||||||
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Menstrual symptoms or disorders | 347 (3.5) | 249 (17.1) | 98 (14.1) | .09 | |
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Premenstrual syndrome | 239 (2.4) | 173 (11.9) | 66 (9.5) | .12 | |
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Infertility | 59 (0.6) | 37 (2.5) | 22 (3.2) | .49 | |
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Pregnancy or childbirth-related symptoms or illnesses | 71 (0.7) | 42 (2.9) | 29 (4.2) | .15 | |
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Menopausal symptoms | 140 (1.4) | 98 (6.7) | 42 (6) | .61 | |
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Postmenopausal hormone-related issues | 90 (0.9) | 61 (4.2) | 29 (4.2) | ≥.99 | |
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Mental disorder | 202 (2) | 142 (9.8) | 60 (8.6) | .45 | |
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Insomnia | 247 (2.5) | 161 (11.1) | 86 (12.4) | .41 | |
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Headaches or migraines | 236 (2.4) | 164 (11.3) | 72 (10.4) | .58 | |
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Blood flow disorders | 168 (1.7) | 121 (8.3) | 47 (6.8) | .24 | |
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Anemia | 130 (1.3) | 79 (5.4) | 51 (7.3) | .10 | |
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Gastrointestinal disorders | 201 (2) | 135 (9.3) | 66 (9.5) | .93 | |
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Nutritional disordersa | 563 (5.6) | 405 (27.8) | 158 (22.7) | .01 | |
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Female-specific cancerb | 53 (0.5) | 36 (2.5) | 17 (2.4) | ≥.99 | |
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Endometriosis and benign female-specific tumors | 63 (0.6) | 41 (2.8) | 22 (3.2) | .76 | |
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Thyroid disorders | 51 (0.5) | 31 (2.1) | 20 (2.9) | .36 | |
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Pelvic floor symptoms or diseases | 77 (0.8) | 43 (3) | 34 (4.9) | .03 | |
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Others | 83 (0.8) | 69 (4.7) | 14 (2) | .003 | |
aUnderweight, obesity, swelling, diet or nutritional disorders.
bCervical, uterine, ovarian, or breast cancer.