Table 1.

Demographic information of sample participants.

Characteristics		n (%)
Age (years)
	<25	61 (18.3)
	25-30	122 (36.5)
	>30	151 (45.2)
Gender
	Male	138 (41.3)
	Female	196 (58.7)
Education
	High school	7 (2.1)
	College	294 (88)
	Master’s degree and above	33 (9.9)
Intensity of using Web-based health communities (hour/day)
	<0.5	274 (82)
	0.5-1	54 (16.2)
	>1	6 (1.8)
Length of using Web-based health communities (years)
	<1	126 (37.7)
	1-5	164 (49.1)
	>5	44 (13.2)