Table 2 Differences in app user engagement according to characteristics of the women.

From: User engagement in relation to effectiveness of a digital lifestyle intervention (the HealthyMoms app) in pregnancy

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

  1. IQR Interquartile range, BMI Body mass index, PA Physical activity.
  2. aRefers to the number of registrations from the self-monitoring features for weight-, diet- and physical activity within the HealthyMoms app.
  3. bAn app session represents a single period of user interaction with the app.
  4. cRefers to the P value of a Mann–Whitney U test.
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