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. 2017 Oct 24;5(10):e161. doi: 10.2196/mhealth.8352

Table 2.

Factors independently associated with mobile (mobile phone/tablet) technology use.

Characteristics Mobile phone/tablet Mobile apps Health-related
ORa (95% CI) P value OR (95% CI) P value OR (95% CI) P value
Age






<56 years vs >69 years 4.45 (1.46-13.55) .009 5.00 (2.01-12.44) .001 3.31 (1.34-8.18) .01

56-69 years vs >69 years 2.42 (1.27-4.59) .007 1.79 (0.93-3.45) .08 1.92 (1.04-3.53) .04
Completed high school 2.62 (1.45-4.70) .007 2.05 (1.09-3.84) .02 5.09 (2.89-8.95) <.001
Metropolitan residence 2.13 (1.07-4.24) .03 1.41 (0.65-3.04) .39 1.63 (0.82-3.23) .16
Employed 1.94 (0.87-4.33) .12 2.72 (1.44-5.14) .002 1.35 (0.69-2.59) .39
Gender






Male 1.66 (0.87-3.18) .12 0.61 (0.32-1.14) .12 0.67 (0.37-1.22) .19

aOR: odds ratio.