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. 2020 Mar 2;8(3):e16665. doi: 10.2196/16665

Table 1.

Characteristics of participants in the study.

Characteristics Total (N=319) Control (n=161) Intervention (n=158) P value
Gender, n (%) (N=313)       .97

Female 148 (47.3) 75 (47.2) 73 (47.4)

Male 165 (52.7) 84 (52.8) 81 (52.6)
Age (years), mean (SD) 59.07 (11.4) 59.18 (11.5) 58.96 (11.3) .87
Education, n (%) (N=315)       .89

High school or less 36 (11.4) 20 (12.6) 16 (10.3)

Some college 109 (34.6) 56 (35.2) 53 (34.0)

Associate’s degree 40 (12.7) 19 (12.0) 21 (13.5)

Bachelor’s degree 63 (20.0) 29 (18.2) 34 (21.8)

Graduate and professional degree 67 (21.3) 35 (22.0) 32 (20.5)
Annual income, n (%) (N=276)       .06

<US $25,000 44 (15.9) 29 (21.3) 15 (10.7)

US $25,000-US $50,000 66 (23.9) 29 (21.3) 37 (26.4)

US $50,001-US $75,000 56 (20.3) 29 (21.3) 27 (19.3)

US $75,001-US $100,000 47 (17.0) 17 (12.5) 30 (21.4)

>US $100,000 63 (22.8) 32 (23.5) 31 (22.1)
Race, n (%) (N=311)       .79

Caucasian 196 (63.0) 100 (62.9) 96 (63.2)

African American 39 (12.5) 18 (11.3) 21 (13.8)

Asian 27 (8.7) 16 (10.1) 11 (7.2)

Other 30 (9.7) 14 (8.8) 16 (10.5)

More than 1 race 19 (6.1) 11 (6.9) 8 (5.3)
Ethnicity, n (%) (N=277)       .28

Hispanic or Latino 42 (15.2) 18 (12.9) 24 (17.5)

Not Hispanic or Latino 235 (84.8) 122 (87.1) 113 (82.5)
Chronic comorbidities, n (%) (N=307)       .88

No other comorbidities 115 (37.5) 55 (34.2) 60 (38.0)

1 comorbidity 95 (30.9) 47 (29.2) 48 (30.4)

2 comorbidities 52 (16.9) 27 (16.8) 25 (15.8)

3 or more comorbidities 45 (14.7) 25 (15.5) 20 (12.7)
Experience with health apps or sensors, n (%) (N=317)       .74

Previously used apps or sensors 63 (19.8) 33 (20.5) 30 (19.0)

Never used apps or sensors 256 (80.3) 128 (79.5) 128 (81.0)
Current health tracking, n (%)      

Blood glucose 127 (39.8) 64 (39.8) 63 (39.9) .31

Physical activity 82 (25.7) 35 (21.7) 47 (29.8) .25

Nutrition 65 (20.4) 33 (20.5) 32 (20.3) .46

Sleep 54 (16.9) 28 (17.4) 26 (16.5) .42