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. 2017 Sep 19;7(4):891–901. doi: 10.1007/s13142-017-0525-x

Table 1.

Demographic characteristics and general website use of the sample

Variable Missing cases/% Total sample App users App non-users
(N = 669) (n = 403) (n = 266)
Mean (SD) Mean (SD) Mean (SD)
Age 0/0 24.06 (5.23) 23.80 (5.25) 24.45 (5.19)
Self-rated internet skills 4/0.6 6.20(1.15) 6.22(1.16) 6.16(1.14)
Self-rated smartphone skills** 15/2.2 5.55(1.67) 5.97(1.25) 4.90(2.01)
Intensity of activity on websites* 17/2.5 1.79(0.71) 1.84(0.71) 1.71(0.71)
Body mass index* 32/4.8 23.08 (4.31) 22.79 (3.99) 23.52 (4.72)
Weight status category (age/gender matched based on BMI percentile) % % %
 Underweight 32/4.8 6.3 6.3 6.3
 Normal weight 70.0 71.4 68.0
 Overweight 16.8 17.2 16.2
 Obese 6.9 5.2 9.5
Gender** 0/0 83.6 female 87.1 female 78.2 female
Education
 Primary 7/1.0 0.3 0.3 0.4
 Secondary 39.3 40.0 38.2
 Tertiary 60.4 59.8 61.5
Household income
 Not enough to cover all expenses 3/0.4 2.4 1.7 3.4
 Just covers all expenses 29.9 29.2 30.9
 Covers all expenses, not a problem 60.7 60.8 60.4
 It is high, no worry about expenses 7.1 8.2 5.3
Nationality
 Czech 0/0 91.9 92.3 91.4
 Slovak 7.5 7.4 7.5
 Other 0.6 0.2 1.1
Daily/almost daily frequency of visits to websites
 Nutrition websites*** 0/0 46.9 52.1 39.1
 Weight loss websites*** 16.9 20.8 10.9
 Exercise or sport websites*** 37.2 42.9 28.6
Daily frequency of internet use 0/0 88.6 90.6 85.7
Daily frequency of smartphone use*** 0/0 80.1 89.8 65.4

Note. Statistically significant difference at *p < .05, **p < .01, ***p < .001