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. 2019 Jun 14;2:53. doi: 10.1038/s41746-019-0132-y

Table 1.

Participant’s characteristics (n = 1183)

Characteristic Raw data Weighted data
Age (years)—Med (IQR) 50 [38–62] 56 [43–67]
Female sex—n (%) 861 (73) 641 (54)
Educational level—n (%)
Lower education 62 (5·2) 115 (9·7) 
Middle school or equivalent 135 (11·4) 667 (56·4)
High school or equivalent 184 (15·6) 163 (13·8)
Associate degree 266 (22·5) 104 (8·8)
Undergraduate or graduate degree 536 (45·3) 134 (11·3)
Number of chronic conditions—Med (IQR) 2 [1–3] 2 [1–3]
Multimorbidity—n (%) 649 (55) 703 (59)
 Conditions—n (%)
Asthma 77 (6) 72 (6)
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease 23 (1) 35 (3)
Other respiratory diseases 111 (9) 118 (10)
Diabetes 121 (10) 192 (16)
Thyroid disorders 128 (11) 128 (11)
High blood pressure 137 (12) 190 (16)
Dyslipidemia 54 (5) 88 (7)
Other cardiac or vascular diseases 111 (9) 143 (12)
Chronic kidney diseases 79 (7) 101 (8)
Rheumatologic conditions 367 (31) 373 (31)
Systemic conditions 113 (10) 80 (7)
Digestive conditions 169 (14) 132 (11)
Neurological conditions 234 (20) 252 (21)
Cancer (including blood cancer) 107 (9) 108 (9)
Depression 77 (6) 76 (6)
Time since first chronic condition diagnosis (years)—Med (IQR) 14 [6–26] 16 [7–29]
Previous use of e-health or m-health tools—n (%) 590 (50) 604 (51)
Type of e-health/m-health tools previously used—n (%)
Health smartphone apps 246 (21) 273 (24)
Wearable devices for wellness 61 (5) 58 (5)
Wearable devices prescribed by doctors 50 (4) 49 (4)
Health internet services 190 (16) 188 (16)

Weighted data were obtained after calibration on margins for sex-specific age categories and educational level with data from a national census describing the French population self-reporting at least one chronic condition

IQR interquartile range