Table 1.
Characteristics of participants (N = 212,048).
| Characteristics | Step count recording timeframe | Singapore population aged 17+ years, % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| At least one complete week | At least one complete month | ||
| Total | 212,048 (100.0) | 112,865 (53.2) | |
| Nationality | |||
| Singaporean | 138,861 (65.5) | 76,606 (67.9) | 59.1 |
| Foreigner | 73,187 (34.5) | 36,259 (32.1) | 40.9 |
| Gender | |||
| Female | 124,744 (58.8) | 66,979 (59.3) | 47.5 |
| Male | 87,304 (41.2) | 45,886 (40.7) | 52.5 |
| Age (years) | |||
| 17–39 | 98,815 (46.6) | 44,219 (39.2) | 39.4 |
| 40–59 | 86,544 (40.8) | 51,000 (45.2) | 38.7 |
| 60–79 | 25,421 (12.0) | 16,806 (14.9) | 19.4 |
| 80+ | 1268 (0.6) | 840 (0.7) | 2.5 |
| Body mass index (kg/m2) | |||
| < 18.5 | 13,422 (6.3) | 6989 (6.2) | 6.4 |
| 18.5 to < 23 | 91,193 (43.0) | 49,661 (44.0) | 38.3 |
| 23 to < 27.5 | 74,481 (35.1) | 40,174 (35.6) | 32.3 |
| ≥ 27.5 | 32,952 (15.5) | 16,041 (14.2) | 23.0 |
| Participation of previous program season | |||
| No | 116,470 (54.9) | 56,200 (49.8) | |
| Yes | 95,578 (45.1) | 56,665 (50.2) | |
| Step tracking device | |||
| HPB tracker 1 | 64,554 (30.4) | 33,711 (29.9) | |
| HPB tracker 2 | 13,359 (6.3) | 7924 (7.0) | |
| HPB tracker 3 | 4928 (2.3) | 4015 (3.6) | |
| HPB tracker 4 | 8616 (4.1) | 5179 (4.6) | |
| iPhone | 49,298 (23.2) | 23,250 (20.6) | |
| Samsung phone | 44,902 (21.2) | 24,437 (21.7) | |
| Fitbit | 21,849 (10.3) | 11,825 (10.5) | |
| Actxa | 4542 (2.1) | 2524 (2.2) | |
Data are in N (%). All p-value < 0.001 by the Chi-Squared tests comparing the participant characteristics with the entire Singapore population aged 17+ years.
HPB Health Promotion Board.