Table 5.
Mean frequencies of use by different type of app and gender, age, and weight status categories
| Gender | Age | Weight status | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Female | Male | 13–18 | 19–28 | 29–39 | Under-weight | Normal weight | Overweight/obese | |
|
n = 322 M (SD) |
n = 46 M (SD) |
n = 68 M (SD) |
n = 279 M (SD) |
n = 56 M (SD) |
n = 24 M (SD) |
n = 274 M (SD) |
n = 86 M (SD) |
|
| Healthy eating | 2.50 (1.36) | 2.08 (1.19) | 2.53 (1.29) | 2.46 (1.38) | 2.23 (1.27) | 3.17 (1.31) | 2.41 (1.35) | 2.33 (1.36) |
| Keeping a diet | 1.61 (1.15) | 1.33 (0.83) | 1.60 (1.14) | 1.59 (1.15) | 1.41 (0.91) | 1.71 (1.23) | 1.52 (1.07) | 1.67 (1.22) |
| Losing weight | 1.96 (1.29) | 1.37 (0.84) | 1.75 (1.15) | 1.94 (1.31) | 1.73 (1.09) | 1.92 (1.41) | 1.82 (1.18) | 2.03 (1.43) |
| Gaining weight | 1.15 (0.59) | 1.35 (0.76) | 1.41 (0.95) | 1.14 (0.54) | 1.05 (0.40) | 1.58 (1.14) | 1.15 (0.57) | 1.09 (0.42) |
| Maintaining weight | 1.63 (1.11) | 1.60 (1.05) | 1.71 (1.05) | 1.62 (1.12) | 1.54 (1.04) | 2.00 (1.47) | 1.64 (1.07) | 1.48 (1.06) |
| Sport or exercise | 3.02 (1.19) | 3.00 (1.33) | 2.90 (1.10) | 3.03 (1.24) | 3.13 (1.19) | 2.67 (1.09) | 3.04 (1.21) | 2.93 (1.20) |
| Improving health status | 1.89 (1.24) | 2.31 (1.42) | 1.84 (1.15) | 1.97 (1.28) | 1.95 (1.34) | 1.67 (1.01) | 1.91 (1.24) | 2.12 (1.38) |
Note. Group comparisons highlighted in bold reflect statistically significant chi-square difference tests. Frequency values should be interpreted as corresponding to never (=1), almost never (=2), several times a month (=3), several times a week (=4), almost daily (=5), daily (=6)