Table 6.
Tracking of food consumption in clinical research 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 | |||
| Would you be prepared to keep a systematic record of your food consumption using a mobile app? | ||||||||
| N = 1529 | N = 102 | N = 337 | N = 350 | N = 306 | N = 265 | N = 169 | ||
| No | 102 (6.7%) | 1 (1.0%) | 7 (2.1%) | 10 (2.9%) | 19 (6.2%) | 34 (12.8%) | 31 (18.3%) | <0.001 |
| Yes | 1427 (93.3%) | 101 (99.0%) | 330 (97.9%) | 340 (97.1%) | 287 (93.8%) | 231 (87.2%) | 138 (81.7%) | |
| Significant difference with other age class | – | E F | E F | E F | F | A B C | A B C D | |
| If yes, for how long would you be willing to complete this record? | ||||||||
| N = 1427 | N = 101 | N = 330 | N = 340 | N = 287 | N = 231 | N = 138 | ||
| <48 h | 42 (2.9%) | 5 (5.0%) | 7 (2.1%) | 11 (3.2%) | 7 (2.4%) | 10 (4.3%) | 2 (1.4%) | 0.010 |
| 48 h to 4 days | 91 (6.4%) | 6 (5.9%) | 17 (5.2%) | 24 (7.1%) | 13 (4.5%) | 19 (8.2%) | 12 (8.7%) | |
| 4 days to 1 week | 146 (10.2%) | 11 (10.9%) | 21 (6.4%) | 34 (10.0%) | 27 (9.4%) | 28 (12.1%) | 25 (18.1%) | |
| 1–2 weeks | 196 (13.7%) | 15 (14.9%) | 41 (12.4%) | 52 (15.3%) | 31 (10.8%) | 32 (13.9%) | 25 (18.1%) | |
| 2–4 weeks | 202 (14.2%) | 7 (6.9%) | 51 (15.5%) | 50 (14.7%) | 47 (16.4%) | 27 (11.7%) | 20 (14.5%) | |
| Over 4 weeks | 750 (52.6%) | 57 (56.4%) | 193 (58.5%) | 169 (49.7%) | 162 (56.4%) | 115 (49.8%) | 54 (39.1%) | |
| Significant difference with other age class | – | – | F | – | F | – | B D | |
| If yes, how much time would you be prepared to devote to this record per meal? | ||||||||
| N = 1427 | N = 101 | N = 330 | N = 340 | N = 287 | N = 231 | N = 138 | ||
| <1 min | 66 (4.6%) | 4 (4.0%) | 17 (5.2%) | 17 (5.0%) | 13 (4.5%) | 11 (4.8%) | 4 (2.9%) | 0.070 |
| 1– 3 min | 543 (38.1%) | 40 (39.6%) | 129 (39.1%) | 148 (43.5%) | 109 (38.0%) | 76 (32.9%) | 41 (29.7%) | |
| 3–10 min | 629 (44.1%) | 40 (39.6%) | 148 (44.8%) | 135 (39.7%) | 116 (40.4%) | 112 (48.5%) | 78 (56.5%) | |
| Over 10 min | 189 (13.2%) | 17 (16.8%) | 36 (10.9%) | 40 (11.8%) | 49 (17.1%) | 32 (13.9%) | 15 (10.9%) | |
| 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.