Table 1.
Respondents’ online health behavior by gender.
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Total | Women | Men | Test statistics | |
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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