Table 1 User demographic characteristics across the study samples
Items | 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 |