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. 2021 Aug 27;23(8):e28695. doi: 10.2196/28695

Table 3.

App usage and excessive muscle loss.

App usage Nonexcessive muscle loss group (n=24) Excessive muscle loss group (n=12) P value
App activation level, n (%) .96

Low 5 (20.8) 3 (25)

Moderate 2 (8.3) 1 (8.3)

High 17 (70.8) 8 (66.7)
First to fourth week, n (%) .99

No full activation 6 (25) 3 (25)

Full activation 18 (75) 9 (75)
Fifth to eighth week, n (%) .11

No full activation 6 (25) 7 (58.3)

Full activation 18 (75) 5 (41.7)
Walk stepsa

Steps per week/103, mean (SD) 15.8 (13.1) 16.8 (17) .85

First to fourth week (a), mean (SD) 16.9 (13.2) 18.4 (18.2) .79

Fifth to eighth week (b), mean (SD) 10.4 (10.5) 5.6 (9) .22

Δ (b–a, %), mean (SD) –33.1 (64.4) –69.0 (35.5) .13

Decrease <70%, n (%) 18 (85.7) 3 (33.3) .02

Decrease >70%, n (%) 3 (14.3) 6 (66.7) b

aNonexcessive muscle loss group (n=21); excessive muscle loss group (n=9).

bNot applicable.