Table 2.
Participant characteristicsa (N=32).
| Characteristic |
|
Number (% or range) |
| Age |
|
64 (52-84) |
| Gender |
|
|
|
|
Male | 9 (28) |
|
|
Female | 23 (72) |
| Medical condition(s) |
|
|
|
|
High cholesterol | 10 (31) |
|
|
High blood pressure | 17 (53) |
|
|
Stroke | 1 (3) |
|
|
Prediabetes | 4 (13) |
|
|
Type 2 diabetes | 3 (9) |
|
|
Osteoarthritis | 15 (47) |
|
|
Rheumatoid or inflammatory arthritis | 3 (9) |
|
|
Chronic low back pain | 1 (3) |
| Body mass index (kg/m2, mean) |
|
31 (21-51) |
| Blood pressure (mean) |
|
|
|
|
Systolic | 129 (93-182) |
|
|
Diastolic | 79 (67-95) |
| Heart rate (mean) |
|
70 (50-98) |
| Physical activity (mean) |
|
|
|
|
Low | 2 (6) |
|
|
Moderate | 21 (66) |
|
|
High | 8 (25) |
| Family history |
|
|
|
|
Diabetes before the age of 55 | 5 (16) |
|
|
Heart attack before the age of 55 | 6 (19) |
|
|
Maternal history of hip fracture | 2 (6) |
| Highest level of education |
|
|
|
|
High school | 6 (19) |
|
|
Trade school | 2 (6) |
|
|
College | 7 (22) |
|
|
University | 7(22) |
|
|
Graduate school (MSc, PhD) | 7 (22) |
|
|
Professional degree (MD, MBA) | 1 (3) |
| Annual household income |
|
|
|
|
<CAD $20,000 | 2 (6) |
|
|
CAD $20,000-CAD$49,999 | 6 (19) |
|
|
CAD $50,000-CAD $79,999 | 12 (38) |
|
|
>CAD $80,000 | 10 (31) |
|
|
Prefer not to say | 2 (6) |
| Skill with computers |
|
|
|
|
Nonuser | 1 (3) |
|
|
Novice | 6 (19) |
|
|
Intermediate | 19 (59) |
|
|
Expert | 5 (16) |
| Use of a computer |
|
|
|
|
Daily | 28 (88) |
|
|
Weekly | 2 (6) |
|
|
Monthly | 0 (0) |
|
|
Rarely | 0 (0) |
|
|
Never | 1 (3) |
| Use a mobile phone or tablet |
|
|
|
|
Daily | 22 (69) |
|
|
Weekly | 0 (0) |
|
|
Monthly | 0 (0) |
|
|
Rarely | 0 (0) |
|
|
Never | 12 (31) |
aPercentages may not add up to 100% due to incomplete surveys or multiple answers.