Table 2. Baseline characteristics of all respondents to baseline survey, overall and by sex.
| Characteristic | Overall (n = 3872) | Men (n = 3249) |
Women (n = 623) | p* |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | ||
| Age (years) | 47.4 (12.8) | 46.8 (12.6) | 50.5 (13.5) | < .001 |
| Age Range (years) | 20–89 | 20–89 | 21–88 | |
| Household Composition | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | |
| Single | 1041 (26.9) | 825 (25.4) | 216 (34.7) | < .0001 |
| Married/Domestic Partner | 2544 (65.7) | 2190 (67.4) | 354 (56.8) | < .0001 |
| Children | 1380 (35.6) | 1226 (37.7) | 154 (24.7) | < .0001 |
| Parents | 230 (5.9) | 190 (5.8) | 40 (6.4) | 0.52 |
| Level of Education | ||||
| <12 years | 9 (0.2) | 7 (0.2) | 2 (0.3) | 0.09 |
| High School/GED | 84 (2.2) | 72 (2.2) | 12 (2.0) | |
| Some College | 538 (14.0) | 471 (14.6) | 67 (10.9) | |
| Associate Degree | 163 (4.3) | 128 (4.0) | 35 (5.7) | |
| Bachelor's Degree | 1444 (37.6) | 1205 (37.5) | 239 (38.9) | |
| Graduate Degree | 1593 (41.6) | 1334 (41.5) | 259 (42.2) | |
| Medical Background | ||||
| No | 2803 (72.4) | 2386 (73.4) | 417 (66.9) | < .0001 |
| Some | 611 (15.8) | 515 (15.9) | 96 (15.4) | |
| Professional | 458 (11.8) | 348 (10.7) | 110 (17.7) | |
| Frequency of Use of Medical Devices | ||||
| Do not use | 860 (22.3) | 702 (21.7) | 158 (25.4) | 0.03 |
| 1–6 times a week | 2008 (52.0) | 1679 (51.8) | 329 (53.0) | |
| Once daily | 874 (22.6) | 755 (23.3) | 119 (19.2) | |
| Multiple times a day | 122 (3.2) | 107 (3.3) | 15 (2.4) | |
| Use of "Smart" Wellness Technology | ||||
| Activity Tracker | 2068 (53.4) | 1747 (53.8) | 321 (51.5) | 0.30 |
| Smart Scale | 1174 (30.3) | 1049 (32.3) | 125 (20.1) | < .0001 |
| Smart Watch | 923 (23.8) | 843 (26.0) | 80 (12.8) | < .0001 |
| Sleep Tracker | 1085 (28.0) | 926 (28.5) | 159 (25.5) | 0.13 |
| Mobile Health App | 1668 (43.1) | 1438 (44.3) | 230 (36.9) | 0.0007 |
| Early Adopter of Medical Technology? | ||||
| Agree | 2611 (68.0) | 2228 (69.1) | 383 (62.4) | < .0001 |
| Neutral | 927 (24.1) | 781 (24.2) | 146 (23.8) | |
| Disagree | 302 (7.9) | 217 (6.7) | 85 (13.8) | |
| Current Health Problem | 1725 (44.7) | 1397 (43.1) | 328 (53.1) | < .0001 |
| Limitation of Moderate Activities | ||||
| No, not limited at all | 3178 (82.6) | 2715 (84.0) | 463 (75.2) | < .0001 |
| Yes, limited a little | 480 (12.5) | 382 (11.8) | 98 (15.9) | |
| Yes, limited a lot | 192 (5.0) | 137 (4.2) | 55 (8.9) |
*p for difference between men and women by t-test (age) Fisher’s exact test or Chi square (categorical variables)