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. 2018 Jan 26;20(1):e32. doi: 10.2196/jmir.8892

Table 4.

Differences in program activity by age range (N=35,333).

Program activity Age range (years)

<30 30-50 51-64 ≥65
Number of goals set, n (%)




1 goal 2500 (53.73) 8987 (49.64) 3821 (44.11) 1593 (40.73)

2 goals 1458 (31.33) 5382 (29.72) 2555 (29.49) 1133 (29.97)

≥3 goals 695 (14.94) 3737 (20.64) 2287 (26.40) 1185 (30.30)
Activity, mean (SD)




Number of goals set 1.85 (1.59) 2.12 (2.25) 2.48 (2.89) 2.81 (3.57)

Number of action steps set 3.34 (7.08) 5.03 (11.05) 6.83 (13.82) 9.36 (16.96)

Number of interactions 3.42 (7.99) 5.12 (10.79) 6.79 (13.41) 6.20 (11.37)

Number of action steps completed 2.44 (6.65) 3.96 (10.54) 5.66 (13.29) 7.84 (16.24)

Number of goals completed 0.76 (1.59) 1.09 (2.25) 1.49 (2.89) 1.83 (3.57)
Goals completed, mean (SD)




Weight management 0.66 (1.45) 0.97 (1.95) 1.30 (2.49) 1.74 (3.41)

Nutrition 0.75 (1.73) 1.16 (2.38) 1.60 (3.76) 1.65 (3.81)

Fitness 0.74 (1.62) 1.05 (2.38) 1.60 (3.16) 1.95 (2.94)
First goal completed, n (%)




Within 30 days 302 (6.49) 1678 (9.27) 958 (11.06) 621 (15.87)

Within 60 days 4130 (88.76) 15,741 (86.94) 7331 (84.62) 3341 (85.43)

Within 120 days 4462 (95.90) 17,279 (95.43) 8146 (94.03) 3713 (994.94)