Table 2.
Regression results based on user engagement measures as the criteria (N=16,651).
| Variables | Number of retweetsa, βb | Number of commentsc, βb | Number of likesd, βb | |
| Intercept | .001 | .001 | 0 | |
| Control variables | ||||
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Noun count | .118e | –.005e | .056e |
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Inclusion of a URL | .066e | –.050e | .014e |
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Inclusion of a username mention | .044e | .028e | .023f |
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Inclusion of a hashtag | .114e | .057e | .126e |
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The message was news | .144e | .042e | .108e |
| Topics | ||||
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Social support | .262e | .361e | .337e |
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Cancer treatment | .125e | .097e | .116e |
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Cancer prevention | .033e | .016e | .023e |
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Women’s cancers | .054e | .038e | .059e |
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Smoking and skin cancer | .110e | .084e | .123e |
aThe R2 value for the number of retweets is 0.066 (P<.001).
bIndicates the β weights or standardized regression weights.
cThe R2 value for the number of comments is 0.089 (P<.001).
dThe R2 value for the number of likes is 0.075 (P<.001).
eSignificant at the P<.001 level.
fP=.002