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Table 3 Cluster description by sociodemographic variables (N = 761)

From: The multi-faceted usage patterns of nutrition apps: a survey on the appropriation of nutrition apps among German-speaking users of MyFitnessPal

 

The Health-conscious

(n = 221)

The Supported

(n = 190)

The Socializer

(n = 103)

The Indifferent

(n = 222)

F-value

Age

36.75ab

38.77a

33.11c

35.68bc

5.2**

Gender

     

(% male)

34.4

34.4

22.5

34.7

1.8

Education

     

(% high)

64.5ab

69.4ac

58.8b

77.2c

4.7**

Income per month

     

(% 1500 € and higher)

59.1a

67.8a

43.0b

62.6a

4.9**

Employment

     

(% employed)

74.7a

86.2b

61.6c

73.4a

7.7***

  1. **p < 0.01, ***p < 0.001, means marked by different characters differ significantly