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. 2018 Dec 14;6(12):e11175. doi: 10.2196/11175

Table 3.

The effect of user characteristics on measures of engagement (number of days used and % of screens viewed).

User characteristics Days used, median (IQRa) Unadjusted simple linear regression Adjustedb multiple regression Screens viewed, % mean (SD) Unadjusted simple linear regression Adjustedb multiple regression
Bc (95% CI) P value B (95% CI) P value B (95% CI) P value B (95% CI) P value
Age (years) d .02 (0.01 to 0.03) <.001 .02 (0.02 to 0.03) <.001 .25 (0.16 to 0.34) <.001 .28 (0.19 to 0.38) <.001
Gender

Male (reference; n=295) 4 (2 to 11) 37.7 (13.54)

Female (n=377) 5 (2 to 13) .12 (−0.05 to 0.30) .16 .10 (−0.07 to 0.27) .25 40.0 (13.54) 2.29 (0.27 to 4.32) .03 1.99 (0.01 to 3.97) .049
Employment status

Unemployed (reference; n=91) 3 (1 to 11) 38.6 (13.97)

Employed (n=581) 4 (2 to 13) .16 (−0.09 to 0.41) .22 .18 (−0.08 to 0.43) .17 39.0 (13.22) .37 (−2.58 to 3.32) .80 .07 (−2.88 to 3.02) .96
Ethnicity

White (reference; n=640) 4 (2 to 13) 39.1 (13.29)

Not white (n=32) 4 (1 to 13) −.13 (−0.54 to 0.27) .52 −.04 (−0.44 to 0.36) .83 36.9 (13.84) −2.12 (−6.86 to 2.61) .38 −1.48 (−6.16 to 3.19) .53
Education

Pre-16 years (reference; n=188) 3 (1 to 9) 36.7 (13.27)

Post-16 years (n=484) 5 (2 to 14) .23 (0.04 to 0.42) .02 .28 (0.10 to 0.47) .003 39.8 (13.24) 3.15 (0.91 to 5.38) .006 4.04 (1.85 to 6.24) <.001
Current smoker

Yes (reference; n=165) 3 (1 to 12) 37.8 (12.72)

No (n=507) 5 (2 to 13) .20 (0 to 0.39) .05 .02 (−0.02 to 0.01) .85 39.4 (13.49) 1.57 (−0.77 to 3.91) .19 −.05 (−2.40 to 2.30) .97
Past week alcohol consumption (units)e 0 (–0.01 to 0) .33 0 (0) .42 0 (−0.04 to 0.04) .98 0 (−0.03 to 0.04) .87
Alcohol use (AUDITf score) −.01 (−0.02 to 0) .13 −.01 (−0.02 to 0.01) .28 0 (−0.15 to 0.16) .99 .02 (−0.13 to 0.17) .82











aIQR: interquartile range.

bAdjusted for all sociodemographic variables, AUDIT score, and treatment group (unless otherwise specified).

cUnstandardized regression coefficient.

dNot applicable.

eAdjusted for all sociodemographic variables and treatment group (not AUDIT score).

fAUDIT: Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test.