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. 2023 Feb 17;25:e44225. doi: 10.2196/44225

Table 3.

Stepwise regression analysis of factors associated with the willingness to use mobile health devices (n=21,897)a.

Variables Unstandardized coefficients, B (SE) Standardized coefficients, β (95% CI) t test (df) P value VIFb
Individual characteristics level

Sex (reference: male)


Female 1.69 (0.33) .03 (1.04 to 2.35) 5.08 (1) <.001 1.13

Education level (reference: junior high school and below)


Junior college −1.78 (0.50) −.02 (−2.76 to −0.79) −3.54 (1) <.001 1.04

Whether being overweight (reference: no)


Yes −0.92 (0.37) −.02 (−1.64 to −0.20) −2.50 (1) .01 1.06

Personality traits


Conscientiousness −0.48 (0.11) −.03 (−0.69 to −0.27) −4.50 (1) <.001 1.25


Openness 0.74 (0.11) .05 (0.53 to 0.96) 6.93 (1) <.001 1.13

Health literacy scores 0.60 (0.04) .13 (0.53 to 0.68) 15.54 (1) <.001 1.70
Individual behaviors level

Whether drinking (reference: no)


Drank in 30 days 0.90 (0.41) .01 (0.10 to 1.70) 2.21 (1) .03 1.11

Anxiety (reference: no anxiety)


Mild anxiety 1.27 (0.38) .02 (0.52 to 2.02) 3.34 (1) .001 1.29

Depression (reference: no depression)


Mild depression −0.95 (0.37) −.02 (−1.67 to −0.22) −2.56 (1) .01 1.25


Severe depression 2.38 (1.07) .01 (0.26 to 4.47) 2.24 (1) .03 1.08

Basal metabolic time per week (minute) 0 (0) .01 (0) 2.01 (1) .04 1.07

Quality of life scale scores −0.35 (0.08) −.03 (−0.51 to −0.19) −4.24 (1) <.001 1.19

EQ VASc scores 0.26 (0.01) .22 (0.24 to 0.27) 30.14 (1) <.001 1.35
Interpersonal networks level


Neighbor relations, scores 2.36 (0.14) .12 (2.09 to 2.63) 17.11 (1) <.001 1.20


Perceived social support scores 0.51 (0.05) .08 (0.40 to 0.61) 9.58 (1) <.001 1.63


Family health scores 0.10 (0.03) .03 (0.03 to 0.16) 2.95 (1) .003 1.95


Family communication scores −0.25 (0.03) −.08 (−0.31 to −0.20) −9.10 (1) <.001 2.06
Community level

Career status (reference: student)


Have no job −2.97 (0.48) −.05 (−3.92 to −2.03) −6.17 (1) <.001 1.68


Have a job −1.79 (0.41) −.04 (−2.59 to −0.99) −4.39 (1) <.001 1.67

Whether family being in debt (reference: no)


Yes 1.81 (0.34) .04 (1.15 to 2.47) 5.36 (1) <.001 1.08

Household per capita monthly income (CNYd ¥ 1 [US $1.147]; reference: ≤3000)


≥6001 1.51 (0.37) .03 (0.77 to 2.24) 4.03 (1) <.001 1.08

Family social status, scores 1.44 (0.13) .07 (1.19 to 1.69) 11.26 (1) <.001 1.12
Policy level

Medical insurance type (reference: self-pay)


Commercial and multiple insurance 2.62 (0.43) .04 (1.77 to 3.47) 6.04 (1) <.001 1.02

aIn stepwise regression analyses, R2 value was 0.155, adjusted R2 value was 0.154, F value was 174.9, and P<.001 in the final model.

bVIF: variance inflation factor.

cEQ VAS: EuroQol Visual Analogue Scale.

dCNY: Chinese Yuan.