Table 4.
Connected watch/wristband use, expectations and concerns by age class.
| Total | 18–24 years | 25–34 years | 35–44 years | 45–54 years | 55–64 years | 65 years or over | Global p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | B | C | D | E | F | |||
| Do you use a connected watch or wristband? | ||||||||
| N = 1,529 | N = 102 | N = 337 | N = 350 | N = 306 | N = 265 | N = 169 | ||
| No | 1,217 (79.6%) | 86 (84.3%) | 266 (78.9%) | 266 (76.0%) | 236 (77.1%) | 217 (81.9%) | 146 (86.4%) | 0.050 |
| Yes | 312 (20.4%) | 16 (15.7%) | 71 (21.1%) | 84 (24.0%) | 70 (22.9%) | 48 (18.1%) | 23 (13.6%) | |
| Significant difference with other age class | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| If yes, why? | ||||||||
| N = 312 | N = 16 | N = 71 | N = 84 | N = 70 | N = 48 | N = 23 | ||
| Assessing of your physical activity | 240 (76.9%) | 12 (75.0%) | 56 (78.9%) | 67 (79.8%) | 59 (84.3%) | 32 (66.7%) | 14 (60.9%) | 0.114 |
| Significant difference with other age class | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| Monitoring your sleep | 123 (39.4%) | 6 (37.5%) | 32 (45.1%) | 32 (38.1%) | 32 (45.7%) | 18 (37.5%) | 3 (13.0%) | 0.110 |
| Significant difference with other age class | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| Sports reasons | 116 (37.2%) | 5 (31.3%) | 35 (49.3%) | 34 (40.5%) | 23 (32.9%) | 15 (31.3%) | 4 (17.4%) | 0.069 |
| Significant difference with other age class | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| Cardiovascular monitoring | 101 (32.4%) | 6 (37.5%) | 29 (40.8%) | 18 (21.4%) | 24 (34.3%) | 19 (39.6%) | 5 (21.7%) | 0.089 |
| Significant difference with other age class | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| To receive smartphone notifications | 92 (29.5%) | 6 (37.5%) | 31 (43.7%) | 23 (27.4%) | 20 (28.6%) | 11 (22.9%) | 1 (4.3%) | 0.008 |
| Significant difference with other age class | – | – | F | – | – | – | B | |
| Weight loss monitoring | 69 (22.1%) | 4 (25.0%) | 20 (28.2%) | 19 (22.6%) | 17 (24.3%) | 5 (10.4%) | 4 (17.4%) | 0.316 |
| Significant difference with other age class | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| Improving/maintaining your health | 65 (20.8%) | 2 (12.5%) | 17 (23.9%) | 18 (21.4%) | 20 (28.6%) | 8 (16.7%) | 0 (0.0%) | 0.070 |
| Significant difference with other age class | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| Because of the device's appearance | 34 (10.9%) | 1 (6.3%) | 10 (14.1%) | 11 (13.1%) | 7 (10.0%) | 4 (8.3%) | 1 (4.3%) | 0.713 |
| Significant difference with other age class | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| Monitoring a chronic condition | 2 (0.6%) | 0 (0.0%) | 1 (1.4%) | 0 (0.0%) | 1 (1.4%) | 0 (0.0%) | 0 (0.0%) | 0.756 |
| Significant difference with other age class | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| What concerns you about using a connected watch or wristband? | ||||||||
| N = 1,529 | N = 102 | N = 337 | N = 350 | N = 306 | N = 265 | N = 169 | ||
| Price | 707 (46.2%) | 73 (71.6%) | 183 (54.3%) | 174 (49.7%) | 130 (42.5%) | 92 (34.7%) | 55 (32.5%) | <0.001 |
| Significant difference with other age class | – | B C D E F | A D E F | A E F | A B | A B C | A B C | |
| Not useful | 471 (30.8%) | 35 (34.3%) | 93 (27.6%) | 79 (22.6%) | 88 (28.8%) | 100 (37.7%) | 76 (45.0%) | <0.001 |
| Significant difference with other age class | – | – | F | E F | F | C | B C D | |
| Appearance | 262 (17.1%) | 18 (17.6%) | 61 (18.1%) | 70 (20.0%) | 48 (15.7%) | 47 (17.7%) | 18 (10.7%) | 0.168 |
| Significant difference with other age class | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| Protection of your personal data | 249 (16.3%) | 11 (10.8%) | 43 (12.8%) | 57 (16.3%) | 50 (16.3%) | 56 (21.1%) | 32 (18.9%) | 0.056 |
| Significant difference with other age class | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| Discomfort | 237 (15.5%) | 15 (14.7%) | 57 (16.9%) | 65 (18.6%) | 59 (19.3%) | 20 (7.5%) | 21(12.4%) | 0.001 |
| Significant difference with other age class | – | – | E | E | E | B C D | – | |
| Location tracking | 197 (12.9%) | 8 (7.8%) | 41 (12.2%) | 49 (14.0%) | 41 (13.4%) | 38 (14.3%) | 20 (11.8%) | 0.610 |
| Significant difference with other age class | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| Battery life | 194 (12.7%) | 15 (14.7%) | 49 (14.5%) | 48 (13.7%) | 35 (11.4%) | 33 (12.5%) | 14 (8.3%) | 0.397 |
| Significant difference with other age class | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| Weight | 87 (5.7%) | 5 (4.9%) | 18 (5.3%) | 24 (6.9%) | 17 (5.6%) | 15 (5.7%) | 8 (4.7%) | 0.926 |
| Significant difference with other age class | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
Global p-value, when significant; Age classes, Significant difference with other age classes; N = number of participants per age class.