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Table 2.

Associations of selected characteristics with level of activity for diabetes-related Google+ communities

Characteristic		Less Active^a (n = 81)	Active^b (n = 64)	Unadjusted OR		Adjusted OR
Characteristic		Less Active^a (n = 81)	Active^b (n = 64)	OR (95% CI)	P value	OR (95% CI)	P value
Geographic distribution
Global		78 (53.8)	59 (40.7)	0.45(0.10–1.98)	0.292	–	–
Regional		3 (2.1)	5 (3.4)	–
Principal objective
Awareness creation	Yes	9 (6.2)	8 (5.5)	1.14 (0.41–3.15)	0.796	–	–
Awareness creation	No (Ref.)	72 (49.7)	56 (38.6)	1.14 (0.41–3.15)	0.796	–	–
Providing support and sharing experiences	Yes	27 (18.6)	24 (16.6)	1.20 (0.61–2.38)	0.602	–	–
Providing support and sharing experiences	No (Ref.)	54 (37.2)	40 (27.6)	1.20 (0.61–2.38)	0.602	–	–
Product and service promotion	Yes	14 (9.7)	8 (5.5)	0.68 (0.27–1.75)	0.427	–	–
Product and service promotion	No (Ref.)	67 (46.2)	56 (38.6)	0.68 (0.27–1.75)	0.427	–	–
Diet-related topics	Yes	13 (9.0)	17 (11.7)	1.89 (0.84–4.26)	0.124	3.682 (1.12–12.14)	0.032
Diet-related topics	No (Ref.)	68 (46.9)	47 (32.4)	1.89 (0.84–4.26)	0.124	3.682 (1.12–12.14)	0.032
Exercise-related topics	Yes	14 (9.7)	10 (6.9)	0.89 (0.37–2.15)	0.790	–	–
Exercise-related topics	No (Ref.)	67 (46.2)	54 (37.2)	0.89 (0.37–2.15)	0.790	–	–
Others	Yes	20 (13.8)	11 (7.6)	0.63 (0.28–1.44)	0.276	–	–
Others	No (Ref.)	61 (42.1)	53 (36.6)	0.63 (0.28–1.44)	0.276	–	–

CI confidence interval

^aLatest activity on or after January 1, 2015

^bLatest activity before January 1, 2015