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. 2017 Dec 22;5(12):e203. doi: 10.2196/mhealth.8791

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)