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. 2020 Sep 2;4(9):e17126. doi: 10.2196/17126

Table 2.

Associations between interest/willingness ratings in potential program features and selected respondent variables.

Variables Interesteda or Willingb participants n (%) N=197 Pearson correlation



Age Education Body mass index Stress eatingc
Potential psychological outcomes

Feeling more energetic 144 (73.1) .23* .07 .27* .10

Feeling less anxious 132 (67.0) .04 .01 .28* .21*

Feeling less depressed 124 (62.9) −.02 −.06 .11 .26*
Potential physical outcomes

Losing weight 124 (62.9) .03 −.07 .45* .16

Preventing diabetes 116 (58.9) .17* .00 .24* .13

Regulating menstrual periods 104 (52.8) −.07 -.09 .12 .23*

Reducing hirsutism 104 (52.8) −.04 .04 .23* .13

Reducing acne 87 (44.2) −.27* .14 .03 .18

Becoming pregnant 45 (22.8) −.28* .07 -.02 .11
Potential content

Eating a very low-carbohydrate, ketogenic diet 87 (44.2) .11 .09 .08 .12

Eating a paleo diet or diet with little processed foods, grains, or dairy 89 (45.2) .15 .11 .10 .09

Eating a low–glycemic index diet 87 (44.2) .21* .14 .07 .13

Getting regular physical activity 128 (65.0) .19* .10 .04 −.08

Getting sufficient sleep 160 (81.2) .09 .07 .14 .09

Practicing stress-reduction techniques 146 (74.1) .18 .08 −.02 −.01
Potential mentoring format

Email 100 (50.8) .20* .17 .16 −.01

In-person 49 (24.9) −.20* .09 −.07 −.03

Phone 37 (18.8) −.12 .16 −.13 .10

Video chat 26 (13.2) −.03 .16 −.16 .06
Potential lesson format

Online 106 (53.8) .19* .13 .21* .10

In a mobile application on phone 100 (50.8) .07 .08 .08 .05

In-person 37 (18.8) −.18 .06 −.06 .07

*P<.01.

aResponse of at least 6 out of 7 on interest scale.

bResponse of at least 6 out of 7 on willingness scale.

cEating to Cope subscale of the Palatable Eating Motives Scale (PEMS).