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. 2022 Mar 9;4:794908. doi: 10.3389/fdgth.2022.794908

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.