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Table 1 User demographic characteristics across the study samples

From: Your Personal Motivator is with You: A Systematic Review of Mobile Phone Applications Aiming at Increasing Physical Activity

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Statistics

Average sex share of studies (%)

 Female

42.9

 Male

57.1

Target groups of studies (%)

 General population

51.2

 Special respondent groups (i.e., diabetics, the obese, joggers, runners, outpatients, veterans, nurses, females, males, and sedentary individuals)

48.8

Sample size of studies (%)

 

 6–69

70.6

 70–133

9.8

 134–170

4.9

 171–234

4.9

 ≥ 235

9.8

University’s country of origin (%)

 

 Europe

46.4

 North America

39.0

 Australia

9.8

 Latin America

2.4

 Asia

2.4

 Africa

Average boundaries of age range (years)

 Lower (min–max)

26.1 (13–52)

 Upper (min–max)

50.3 (27–81)

Length of study duration

 

 ≤ 30 days

47.4

 ≥ 31 days

52.6

Average education level of studies

 

 High school

52.8

 Vocational

8.2

 College and bachelor

34.7

 Master or doctoral

4.3