Table 5.
Frequency of tracker options chosen as first and second preference
| Location |
Function |
Characteristics |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First (%) | Second (%) | First (%) | Second (%) | First (%) | Second (%) | |||
| Wrist | 52 | 23 | Counting steps | 29 | 16 | Accuracy | 27 | 16 |
| Pocket or handbag | 20 | 28 | Measuring heart rate | 23 | 22 | Sync to devices | 17 | 11 |
| Waist | 15 | 11 | Measuring body movement | 18 | 13 | Screen to view activity | 17 | 14 |
| Upper arm | 6 | 12 | Calories burnt | 13 | 21 | Comfort | 10 | 12 |
| Ankle | 4 | 13 | Measuring sleep | 5 | 9 | Waterproof | 6 | 7 |
| Mapping travel | 4 | 5 | Goal setting features | 5 | 9 | |||
| Long battery life | 5 | 9 | ||||||
| Connectivity | 3 | 5 | ||||||
| Well hidden | 1 | 3 | ||||||