Table 2.
Use of technology among the total sample, and among current users and non-users of health and fitness wearable devices.
| Total Sample (n = 200) |
Current Non-Users (n = 147) |
Current Users (n = 53) |
p-Value ‡ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phone ownership | 0.733 | |||
| Yes | 194 (97.0) | 142 (96.5) | 52 (98.1) | |
| No | 1 (0.5) | 1 (0.7) | 0 (0.0) | |
| Missing/Don’t know | 5 (2.5) | 4 (2.7) | 1 (1.9) | |
| Phone Operative System | <0.001 | |||
| Android | 57(29.4) | 52 (35.4) | 5 (9.4) | |
| iOS | 134(69.1) | 88 (59.9) | 46 (86.8) | |
| Both | 3(1.5) | 2 (1.4) | 1 (1.9) | |
| Missing/Don’t know | 6 (3.0) | 5 (3.4) | 1 (1.9) | |
| Brand of ever owned wearable tracking device | ||||
| Fitbit | 24 (12.0) | 19 (12.9) | 3 (5.7) | 1.000 |
| Apple watch | 19 (9.5) | 9 (6.1) | 10 (18.9) | 1.000 |
| Garmin | 8 (4.0) | 3 (2.0) | 5 (9.4) | 1.000 |
| Polar | 3 (1.5) | 0 (0.0) | 3 (5.7) | 1.000 |
| Misfit | 2 (1.0) | 0 (0.0) | 2 (3.8) | 1.000 |
| Samsung gear fit | 1 (0.5) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (1.9) | 1.000 |
| Other | 5 (2.5) | 1 (0.7) | 4 (7.5) | 1.000 |
| Missing/Don’t know | 147 (73.5) | - | - | |
| Ever used a health and fitness app | 0.006 | |||
| Yes | 93 (46.5) | 60 (40.8) | 33 (62.3) | |
| No | 106 (53.0) | 87 (59.2) | 19 (35.8) | |
| Missing/Don’t know | 1 (0.5) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (1.9) | |
| Currently using a health and fitness app | 0.673 | |||
| Yes | 45 (22.5) | 30 (20.4) | 15 (78.9) | |
| No | 50 (25.0) | 31 (21.1) | 19 (35.8) | |
| Missing/Don’t know | 105 (52.5) | 86 (58.5) | 19 (35.8) | |
| Brand of ever used health and fitness app | ||||
| My Fitness Pal | 43 (21.5) | 27 (18.4) | 16 (36.1) | 0.829 |
| Apple Health Kit | 20 (10.0) | 9 (6.1) | 11 (20.8) | 0.063 |
| Samsung Health | 11 (5.5) | 10 (6.8) | 1 (1.9) | 0.090 |
| Runtastic | 9 (4.5) | 7 (4.8) | 2 (3.8) | 0.484 |
| Strava | 5 (2.5) | 1 (0.7) | 4 (7.5) | 0.052 |
| Freeletics | 4 (2.0) | 3 (2.0) | 1 (1.9) | 1.000 |
| SportsTracker | 3 (1.5) | 1 (0.7) | 2 (3.8) | 0.550 |
| Lifesum | 3 (1.5) | 3 (2.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0.306 |
| GetFit | 3 (1.5) | 2 (2.0) | 1 (1.9) | 1.000 |
| Endomondo | 2 (1.0) | 1 (0.7) | 1 (1.9) | 1.000 |
| Pacer | 1 (0.5) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (1.9) | 1.000 |
| Other | 9 (4.5) | 7 (4.8) | 2 (3.8) | 0.484 |
| Missing/Don’t know | 118 (59.0) | 94 (63.9) | 24 (45.3) |
‡ Chi-square t-tests were conducted to assess differences in sample characteristics among users and non-users of health and fitness wearable devices.