Table 2.
Participants’ chronic conditions, physical activity levels, and activity tracker use length.
| Health and physical activity descriptive | Nonusers (n=17) | Short-term users (n=9) | Former users (n=11) | Long-term users (n=11) | All users (N=48) | |
| Chronic conditions, n (%) | ||||||
|
|
Arthritis | 8 (47) | 3 (33) | 8 (73) | 6 (55) | 25 (52) |
|
|
High blood pressure | 7 (41) | 6 (67) | 6 (55) | 3 (27) | 22 (46) |
|
|
Obese | 2 (12) | 4 (44) | 2 (18) | 3 (27) | 11 (23) |
|
|
Thyroid condition | 3 (18) | 3 (33) | 2 (18) | 2 (18) | 10 (21) |
|
|
Heart disease | 1 (6) | 2 (22) | 3 (27) | 1 (9) | 7 (15) |
|
|
Diabetes | 1 (6) | 4 (44) | 2 (18) | 0 (0) | 7 (15) |
| Physical activities, n (%) | ||||||
|
|
Biking | 3 (18) | 6 (68) | 7 (64) | 2 (18) | 18 (38) |
|
|
Callisthenic classes | 3 (18) | 1 (11) | 5 (45) | 2 (18) | 11 (23) |
|
|
Weight lifting | 4 (24) | 3 (33) | 8 (73) | 3 (27) | 18 (38) |
|
|
Gardening | 4 (24) | 6 (68) | 7 (64) | 6 (55) | 23 (48) |
|
|
Walked | 13 (77) | 5 (56) | 10 (91) | 9 (82) | 37 (77) |
|
|
Water aerobics | 6 (35) | 1 (11) | 2 (18) | 3 (27) | 12 (25) |
| Frequency of physical activity, n (%) | ||||||
|
|
0 times per week | 1 (6) | 0 (0) | 1 (10) | 1 (9) | 3 (6) |
|
|
Once per week | 2 (12) | 0 (0) | 1 (10) | 0 (0) | 3 (6) |
|
|
2-3 times per week | 6 (35) | 4 (44) | 3 (30) | 4 (36) | 17 (36) |
|
|
4-5 times per week | 7 (41) | 3 (33) | 1 (10) | 2 (18) | 13 (28) |
|
|
More than 5 times a week | 1 (6) | 2 (22) | 4 (40) | 4 (36) | 11 (23) |
| Average length of activity tracker use | 0 months | Less than 3 months | 10 months (before abandonment) | Over 12 months | 8 months | |