Table 3.
Prevalence (weighted) of health app possession (n=995).
Functions of health apps | Prevalence, n (%) |
Track physical activity (eg, number of steps walked) | 667 (67.0) |
Log health records (eg, body weight) | 428 (43.0) |
Track health measures (eg, heart rate and blood pressure) | 300 (30.2) |
Manage specific conditions and diseases | 206 (20.7) |
Track calories or meals for weight loss | 178 (17.9) |
Othersa | 92 (9.2) |
aOthers included tracking baby or child health (3.5%, 35/995), acquiring health information (2.9%, 29/995), monitoring sleep (2.4%, 24/995), helping quit smoking (0.7%, 7/995) and alcohol consumption (0.5%, 5/995).