Table 1.
Associations between background variables and the intention to use physical activity apps.
| Characteristics | Statistical descriptive, n (%) | Intention to app physical activity apps | |||||
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Yes, n (%) | ORua | P valueu | ORmb (95% CI) | P valuem | |
| University level |
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<.001 | NSc | NS | |
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Second-tier | 514 (35.2) | 181 (35.2) | 1.00 |
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First-tier | 947 (64.8) | 430 (45.4) | 1.53 |
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| Major |
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NS | NS | |
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Natural science | 378 (25.9) | 180 (47.6) | 1.00 | Ref |
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Agricultural science | 257 (17.6) | 100 (38.9) | 0.70 | .03 |
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Medical science | 241 (16.5) | 95 (39.4) | 0.72 | .046 |
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Humanities and social science | 157 (10.7) | 79 (50.3) | 1.11 | .57 |
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Engineering and technology science | 428 (29.3) | 157 (36.7) | 0.64 | .002 |
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| Grade |
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—d | — | |
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Freshman | 532 (36.4) | 230 (43.2) | 1.00 | Ref |
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Sophomore | 513 (35.1) | 211 (41.1) | 0.92 | .49 |
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Junior | 416 (28.5) | 170 (40.9) | 0.91 | .46 |
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| Gender |
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.004 |
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.005 | |
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Male | 735 (50.3) | 280 (38.1) | 1.00 |
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1.00 |
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Female | 726 (49.7) | 331 (45.6) | 1.36 |
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1.36 (1.10-1.68) |
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| Ethnicity |
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.75 | — | — | |
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Han | 1369 (93.7) | 574 (41.9) | 1.00 |
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Others | 92 (6.3) | 37 (40.2) | 0.93 |
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| Only child |
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.75 | NS | NS | |
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No | 899 (61.5) | 356 (39.6) | 1.00 |
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Yes | 562 (38.5) | 255 (45.4) | 1.27 |
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| Hometown type |
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Town or rural area | 714 (48.9) | 267 (37.4) | 1.00 | Ref | 1.00 | Ref |
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Noncapital city | 377 (25.8) | 168 (44.6) | 1.35 | .02 | 1.23 (0.95-1.60) | .11 |
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Capital city or municipality | 370 (25.3) | 176 (47.6) | 1.52 | .001 | 1.43 (1.11-1.86) | .007 |
| Monthly living expenses (yuan/month) |
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<.001 |
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.002 | |
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≤1000 | 470 (32.2) | 161 (34.3) | 1.00 |
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1.00 |
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>1000 | 991 (67.8) | 450 (45.4) | 1.60 |
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1.44 (1.14-1.83) |
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| Body mass index |
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.006 |
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.003 | |
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18.5-24 kg/m2 | 974 (66.7) | 435 (44.7) | 1.00 |
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1.00 |
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Beyond 18.5-24 kg/m2 | 487 (33.3) | 176 (36.1) | 0.73 |
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0.71 (0.56-0.89) |
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| Experience of using physical activity apps in the last 6 months |
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<.001 | NAe | NA | ||
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No | 924 (63.2) | 271 (29.3) | 1.00 |
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Yes | 537 (36.8) | 340 (63.3) | 4.16 |
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aRefers to univariate anlyses.
bRefers to multivariate analyses.
cNS: nonsignificant. Denotes variables with P<.10 in the univariate analyses that were not significant in the multivariate analyses.
dDenotes variables with P>.10 in the univariate analyses that were not used in the subsequent multivariate analyses.
eN/A: not applicable. Indicates that the experience of using physical activity apps in the last 6 months was not included in the multivariate analyses.