Table 2.
The respondent characteristics that had the greatest influence in predicting the use of wearable health care devices.
| Predictors | Prediction of the use of a wearable health care device in the last 12 months | |||||||
| Adjusted odds ratioa | 95% CI | P value | ||||||
| Age (years)b |
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35-49 | 0.79 | 0.54-1.16 | .22 | ||||
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50-64 | 0.57 | 0.37-0.87 | <.001 | ||||
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65-74 | 0.46 | 0.28-0.76 | <.001 | ||||
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≥75 | 0.47 | 0.24-0.89 | .01 | ||||
| Genderc: Female | 1.26 | 0.96-1.65 | .01 | |||||
| Educationd |
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High school graduate | 0.48 | 0.14-1.62 | .14 | ||||
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Some college | 1.06 | 0.30-3.69 | .04 | ||||
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At least a college graduate | 1.04 | 0.31-3.51 | .05 | ||||
| Race/ethnicitye |
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African American | 1.48 | 0.89-3.81 | .09 | ||||
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Hispanic | 1.24 | 0.88-3.06 | .12 | ||||
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White | 1.65 | 0.97-2.79 | .05 | ||||
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Other | 1.29 | 0.42-4.01 | .65 | ||||
| Marital statusf: married | 1.02 | 0.68-1.54 | .91 | |||||
| Household income ($ US)g |
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20,000 to <35,000 | 0.80 | 0.41-1.57 | .51 | ||||
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35,000 to <50,000 | 1.82 | 0.84-3.97 | .12 | ||||
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50,000 to <75,000 | 1.49 | 0.82-2.68 | .18 | ||||
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≥75,000 | 2.60 | 1.39-4.86 | <.001 | ||||
| General health | 1.17 | 0.98-1.39 | .01 | |||||
| Frequency of provider visits | 0.97 | 0.89-1.05 | .38 | |||||
| Weight perception | 1.16 | 1.06-1.27 | <.001 | |||||
| Presence of chronic conditions | 0.91 | 0.63-1.31 | .61 | |||||
| Attitude towards exercise | 1.23 | 1.06-1.43 | <.001 | |||||
| Technology self-efficacy | 1.33 | 1.21-1.46 | <.001 | |||||
aAdjusted odds ratios and 95% CIs generated from multivariate logistic regression. Model accounts for replicate weights.
bReference: 18-34 years.
cReference: male.
dReference: less than high school.
eReference: Asian.
fReference: nonmarried.
gReference: <20,000.