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. 2021 Apr 30;5(4):e22983. doi: 10.2196/22983

Table 3.

Characteristics of layperson, medical, and technical groups.

Characteristics Groups

Layperson Medical Technical
Number of members, mean (SD) 7623 (19,480)a 21,215 (35,040)a 33,948 (39,578)
Public privacy setting, n (%) 123 (54)b 3 (12)b 2 (100)
Security requirement to attain membership, n (%)

Yes 98 (43)c 21 (81)c 2 (100)

Request 110 (48) 4 (15) 0

No 21 (9) 1 (4) 0
English language, n (%) 193 (84) 20 (77) 2 (100)

aSignificant difference in the number of members between layperson and medical groups (P<.01).

bSignificant difference in public privacy setting between layperson and medical groups (P<.001).

cSignificant difference in the presence of security requirements to attain membership between layperson and medical groups (P<.001).