Table 2.
Differences in app user engagement according to characteristics of the women.
| Characteristics | Number of registrationsa | Number of app sessionsb | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | Median (IQR) | Pc | n | Median (IQR) | Pc | |
| Age | ||||||
| 18–29 y | 50 | 30 (94) | 22 | 68 (66) | ||
| ≥ 30 y | 84 | 45 (95) | 0.32 | 33 | 54 (41) | 0.19 |
| Educational attainment | ||||||
| High school | 30 | 27 (102) | 11 | 51 (45) | ||
| University | 104 | 39 (96) | 0.96 | 44 | 60 (44) | 0.45 |
| Parity | ||||||
| 0 | 78 | 44 (97) | 35 | 62 (59) | ||
| ≥ 1 | 56 | 27 (82) | 0.17 | 20 | 39 (48) | 0.032 |
| Pre-pregnancy BMI | ||||||
| < 25.0 kg/m2 | 93 | 44 (89) | 39 | 68 (57) | ||
| ≥ 25.0 kg/m2 | 41 | 24 (110) | 0.31 | 16 | 41 (29) | 0.041 |
| Perceived competence for healthy diet | ||||||
| Below median | 63 | 33 (93) | 27 | 60 (66) | ||
| Above median | 71 | 38 (103) | 0.85 | 28 | 59 (32) | 0.91 |
| Perceived competence for healthy PA | ||||||
| Below median | 64 | 25 (65) | 23 | 48 (51) | ||
| Above median | 70 | 66 (103) | 0.003 | 32 | 68 (55) | 0.079 |
IQR Interquartile range, BMI Body mass index, PA Physical activity.
aRefers to the number of registrations from the self-monitoring features for weight-, diet- and physical activity within the HealthyMoms app.
bAn app session represents a single period of user interaction with the app.
cRefers to the P value of a Mann–Whitney U test.