Table 2.
Age differences in modality preference and type of goal set (N=35,333).
| Modality and area of focus | Age (years) | Comparisona age (years) | Difference (SE) | P | |||||
| Mean (SD) | Meanb (SD) | ||||||||
| Modality | |||||||||
| Online | 42.27 (11.78) | ||||||||
| Telephone | 58.26 (14.74) | ||||||||
| In-person | 41.72 (10.65) | ||||||||
| Mixed | 49.88 (14.42) | ||||||||
| Modality comparison | |||||||||
| Online vs telephone | 15.99 (0.22) | <.001 | |||||||
| Online vs in-person | 0.55 (0.65) | >.99 | |||||||
| Online vs mixed | –7.61 (0.24) | <.001 | |||||||
| Telephone vs in-person | 16.54 (0.68) | <.001 | |||||||
| Telephone vs mixed | 8.38 (0.31) | <.001 | |||||||
| In-Person vs mixed | –8.16 (0.68) | <.001 | |||||||
| Area of focusc | |||||||||
| Weight management | 45.14 (13.62) | 45.70 (14.50) | <.001 | ||||||
| Fitness | 44.77 (13.87) | 45.66 (14.01) | <.001 | ||||||
| Nutrition | 44.56 (14.42) | 45.62 (13.90) | <.001 | ||||||
| Stress management | 46.30 (14.74) | 45.40 (13.91) | .002 | ||||||
| Tobacco cessation | 44.36 (12.93) | 45.56 (14.06) | <.001 | ||||||
| Cholesterol | 49.24 (13.15) | 45.35 (13.99) | <.001 | ||||||
| Blood pressure | 50.08 (14.39) | 45.33 (13.95) | <.001 | ||||||
| Diabetes | 58.27 (13.07) | 45.09 (13.83) | <.001 | ||||||
| Back care | 52.28 (16.04) | 45.37 (13.93) | <.001 | ||||||
aComparisons based on Welch test.
bMean comparison age is the mean age of all participants not working on the designated goal type.
cCoaching area of focus includes all participants working on the designated goal type.