Table 2.
Frequency with which the adapted Oxford Food and Activity Behaviors (OxFAB) components were coded in weight loss apps.
| Component | Frequency (%) |
| 1. Self-monitoring: weight-tracking | 106 (59.2) |
| 2. Goal setting | 99 (55.3) |
| 3. Self-monitoring: body mass index calculator | 86 (48.0) |
| 4. Feedback on goal progress | 77 (43.0) |
| 5. Planning content and scheduling of diet and activity | 48 (26.8) |
| 6. Prescriptive help: menus | 48 (26.8) |
| 7. Information: diet | 44 (24.6) |
| 8. Prescriptive help: physical activity | 43 (24.0) |
| 9. Calorie calculator | 43 (24.0) |
| 10. Reminder setting | 37 (20.7) |
| 11. Self-monitoring: physical activity tracking | 35 (19.6) |
| 12. Motivation | 31 (17.3) |
| 13. Self-monitoring: body measurements tracking | 27 (15.1) |
| 14. Behavioral strategies: diet | 27 (15.1) |
| 15. Self-monitoring: diet tracking | 26 (14.5) |
| 16. Self-monitoring: body fat calculator | 26 (14.5) |
| 17. Support: motivational | 25 (14.0) |
| 18. Self-monitoring: body fat tracking | 23 (12.8) |
| 19. Behavioral strategies: physical activity | 19 (10.6) |
| 20. Information: physical activity | 16 (8.9) |
| 21. Reward | 14 (7.8) |
| 22. Weight management aids | 7 (3.9) |
| 23. Support: buddying | 6 (3.4) |
| 24. Support: professional | 3 (1.7) |
| 25. Impulse management | 3 (1.7) |
| 26. Reframing | 2 (1.1) |
| 27. Self-experimentation | 1 (0.6) |