Table 2.
Use of mobile devices and applications.
| Age |
Gender |
Interest in new technology |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Percentage of the sample (n = 1013) | 50–64 (n = 522) | 65–79 (n = 358) | ≥80 (n = 133) | V (p-value) | Male (n = 475) | Female (n = 538) | V (p-value) | Strong (n = 423) | Low (n = 586) | V (p-value) | |
| Devices/Applications | |||||||||||
| Activity tracker | 10.8 (thereof daily: 45.4) | 13.5 | 8.5 | 6.2 | .09 (.013) | 11.9 | 9.8 | .34 (.276) | 14.5 | 7.9 | .11 (<.001) |
| Smartwatch (device) | 6.6 (thereof daily: 71.2) | 7.5 | 6.8 | 2.3 | .07 (.106) | 7.3 | 6.0 | .25 (.427) | 10.3 | 4.0 | .13 (<.001) |
| Smartwatch to track physical activity | 1.7 (thereof daily: 88.2) | 1.9 | 2.0 | – | .13 (.552) | 2.7 | 0.7 | .29 (.017) | 3.8 | 0.2 | .36 (.004) |
| Tablet (device) | 45.0 (thereof daily: 65.6) | 54.6 | 39.5 | 21.5 | .23 (<.001) | 46.9 | 43.3 | .04 (.252) | 57.4 | 36.3 | .21 (<.001) |
| Smartphone (device) | 62.3 (thereof daily: 89.6) | 78.4 | 52.5 | 24.6 | .39 (<.001) | 68.7 | 56.6 | .12 (<.001) | 74.4 | 53.7 | .21 (<.001) |
| Smartphone or tablet applications to track physical activity | 15.1 (thereof often: 51.0) | 19.5 | 13.4 | 2.3 | .10 (.041) | 19.2 | 11.5 | .10 (.006) | 22.9 | 9.6 | .16 (<.001) |
Note: Percentages in columns for each row. V = Cramér’s V. Interest in new technology measured on a 5-point Likert scale: 4–5 = strong interest, 1–3 = low interest.