Table 3.
Website features and uptakes for starters (n = 2648).
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| General usage b |
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Day of last action | Last time that an activity was recorded for the user | − | 0 | 87 | 14 | 4 | 39 |
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Days site used | Number of days that an activity was recorded | − | 0 | 83 | 3 | 2 | 8 |
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Membership length | Time from the user’s first activity to their last activity | − | 0 | 87 | 13 | 2 | 38 |
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View diet or exercise content | 99 | 0 | 80 | 3 | 1 | 6 |
| Diet tools c |
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Weight tracker | Enter an online weight record | 100 | 1 | 71 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
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Meal planner | Use the meal planner | 68 | 0 | 78 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
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Compliance | View one’s compliance with TWD | 36 | 0 | 77 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Social support c |
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View profile: own | View one’s own profile | 85 | 0 | 82 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
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View profile: else | View someone else’s profile | 30 | 0 | 80 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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Profile: Text | Add personal information to one’s own profile | 30 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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Profile: Image | Add an image to one’s own profile | 13 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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Friending | Invite a friend or accept or reject an invitation | 14 | 0 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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News feed | Follow a feed link | 22 | 0 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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Blog: View | View a blog | 38 | 0 | 81 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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Blog: Add | Contribute to or comment on a blog | 14 | 0 | 81 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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Discussion forum | Forum posts and comments on others’ posts | 49 | 0 | 78 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
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Wall | Contribute to a wall | 17 | 0 | 78 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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Social quiz | Comment on a comparison between two other users | 1 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
aIQR: Interquartile range.
b Includes the information-based site starters (n = 53) who had access only to Diet Information.
c Excludes the information-based site starters.