Table 1.
Participant demographic characteristics at baseline by group and for those with complete or missing data.
|
Demographic characteristics |
Total (n=1328) |
Web 1.0: 10,000 Steps (n=722) |
Web 2.0: WALK 2.0 (n=606) |
Completer at 3 months (n=224) |
Missing at 3 months (n=1104) |
P valuea | |
| Group, n (%) | |||||||
| 10,000 Steps | 722 (54.36) | 722 (100) | 0 (0) | 144 (64.3) | 578 (52.35) | .001 | |
| WALK 2.0 | 606 (45.63) | 0 (0) | 606 (100) | 80 (35.7) | 526 (47.73) | ||
| Gender, n (%) | |||||||
| Male | 233 (17.54) | 117 (16.2) | 116 (19.1) | 54 (24.1) | 179 (16.21) | .006 | |
| Female | 1095 (82.45) | 605 (83.8) | 490 (80.9) | 170 (75.9) | 925 (83.78) | ||
| Age (years), n (%) | |||||||
| 18-34 | 503 (37.87) | 278 (38.5) | 225 (42.1) | 52 (23.2) | 451 (40.85) | <.001 | |
| 35-44 | 315 (23.71) | 163 (23.6) | 152 (25.1) | 45 (20.1) | 270 (24.45) | ||
| 45-54 | 310 (23.34) | 174 (24.1) | 136 (22.4) | 67 (29.9) | 243 (22.01) | ||
| 55-64 | 164 (12.34) | 83 (11.5) | 81 (13.4) | 43 (19.2) | 121 (10.96) | ||
| 65 and over | 36 (2.71) | 24 (3.3) | 12 (2.0) | 17 (7.6) | 19 (1.72) | ||
| Internet self-confidence, n (%) | |||||||
| Low | 38 (2.86) | 24 (3.3) | 14 (2.3) | 6 (2.7) | 32 (2.89) | .86 | |
| High | 1289 (97.06) | 698 (96.7) | 591 (97.5) | 218 (97.3) | 1071 (97.01) | ||
| Body mass index (kg/m2), n (%) | |||||||
| Normal weight (≤24.99) | 438 (32.98) | 239 (33.1) | 199 (32.8) | 83 (37.1) | 355 (32.15) | .008 | |
| Overweight (25-29.99) | 376 (28.31) | 202 (28.0) | 174 (23.8) | 75 (33.5) | 301 (27.26) | ||
| Obese (≥30) | 473 (35.61) | 259 (35.9) | 214 (35.3) | 61 (27.2) | 412 (37.31) | ||
| Highest education level, n (%) | |||||||
| Higher education | 698 (51.88) | 362 (50.1) | 336 (55.4) | 135 (60.3) | 563 (50.99) | .03 | |
| Trade/diploma | 428 (32.22) | 240 (33.2) | 188 (31.0) | 64 (28.6) | 364 (32.97) | ||
| School education | 201 (15.13) | 120 (16.6) | 81 (13.4) | 25 (11.2) | 176 (15.94) | ||
| Employment, n (%) | |||||||
| Full time | 771 (58.05) | 425 (58.9) | 346 (57.1) | 140 (61.9) | 631 (57.15) | .35 | |
| Part time/casual | 263 (19.80) | 130 (18.0) | 133 (21.9) | 39 (17.4) | 224 (20.28) | ||
| Other | 293 (22.06) | 167 (23.1) | 126 (20.8) | 45 (20.1) | 248 (22.46) | ||
| Occupation, n (%) | |||||||
| Professional | 540 (40.66) | 298 (40.0) | 242 (39.9) | 111 (49.6) | 429 (38.85) | .04 | |
| White collar | 339 (25.52) | 177 (24.5) | 162 (26.7) | 45 (20.1) | 294 (26.63) | ||
| Blue collar | 37 (2.78) | 19 (2.6) | 18 (3.0) | 7 (3.1) | 30 (2.71) | ||
| Other | 119 (8.96) | 61 (8.4) | 58 (9.6) | 16 (7.1) | 103 (9.32) | ||
| No response | 293 (22.06) | 167 (23.1) | 126 (20.8) | 45 (20.1) | 248 (22.46) | ||
| Weekly household income (Aus $), n (%) | |||||||
| <$1000 | 361 (27.18) | 193 (26.7) | 168 (27.7) | 40 (18.3) | 321 (29.07) | .001 | |
| $1000-$1999 | 372 (28.01) | 207 (28.7) | 165 (27.2) | 74 (33.0) | 298 (26.99) | ||
| $2000-$5000 | 324 (24.39) | 173 (24.0) | 151 (24.9) | 67 (29.9) | 257 (23.27) | ||
| No response | 270 (20.33) | 149 (20.6) | 121 (20.0) | 43 (19.2) | 227 (20.56) | ||
| Total weekly minutes of physical activity, mean (SD) | 338 (348) | 341 (353) | 334 (342) | 306 (270) | 344 (361) | .13 | |
| Level of physical activity, n (%) | |||||||
| Sufficient | 757 (57.00) | 410 (56.8) | 347 (57.3) | 141 (62.9) | 616 (55.79) | .13 | |
| Insufficient | 496 (37.34) | 274 (38.0) | 222 (36.6) | 71 (32.0) | 425 (38.49) | ||
| No reported activity | 75 (5.64) | 38 (5.3) | 37 (6.1) | 12 (5.4) | 63 (5.70) | ||
aP values compare those who completed or were missing at the 3-month time point. Statistical significance is represented by P<.05.