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. 2015 Aug 26;4(2):e3. doi: 10.2196/med20.4116

Table 1.

Respondents’ online health behavior by gender.


Total Women Men Test statistics

n (%) n (%) n (%) χ2 P value
Read about exercise or diet 614/1003 (61.22) 347/503 (68.99) 267/500 (53.40) 25.6 <.001
Asked questions about exercise or diet to professionals 68/1012 (6.72) 34/505 (6.73) 34/507 (6.71) 0.001 .987
Discussed exercise or diet with peers 97/1003 (9.67) 49/503 (9.74) 48/500 (9.60) 0.006 .940
Used Internet- or mobile-based programs to support health behavior 170/1006 (16.90) 102/505 (20.20) 68/501 (13.57) 7.9 .005
Posted a status about exercise or diet on Facebook or other SNSa 175/1003 (17.45) 114/504 (22.62) 61/499 (12.22) 18.8 <.001
Kept an online exercise or diet journal 180/1007 (17.87) 106/503 (21.07) 74/504 (14.68) 7.0 .008
Shared online exercise or diet data with others 76/1007 (7.55) 33/503 (6.56) 43/504 (8.53) 13.4 <.001

aSNS: social network site