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. 2020 Oct 16;22(10):e22443. doi: 10.2196/22443

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


35-49 0.79 0.54-1.16 .22

50-64 0.57 0.37-0.87 <.001

65-74 0.46 0.28-0.76 <.001

≥75 0.47 0.24-0.89 .01
Genderc: Female 1.26 0.96-1.65 .01
Educationd



High school graduate 0.48 0.14-1.62 .14

Some college 1.06 0.30-3.69 .04

At least a college graduate 1.04 0.31-3.51 .05
Race/ethnicitye



African American 1.48 0.89-3.81 .09

Hispanic 1.24 0.88-3.06 .12

White 1.65 0.97-2.79 .05

Other 1.29 0.42-4.01 .65
Marital statusf: married 1.02 0.68-1.54 .91
Household income ($ US)g



20,000 to <35,000 0.80 0.41-1.57 .51

35,000 to <50,000 1.82 0.84-3.97 .12

50,000 to <75,000 1.49 0.82-2.68 .18

≥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.