Table 2 Demographics of respondents
From: Prevention of tick bites: an evaluation of a smartphone app
Characteristics | Total (N = 554) | Non-app user group (N = 311) | App user group (N = 243) | Odds ratio | 95% CI | P value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
% (n/N) | % (n/N) | % (n/N) | ||||
Personal data | ||||||
Mean age [years (SD)] | 46.6 (13.5) | 46.4 (14.1) | 46.9 (12.6) | – | – | .37 |
Gender | ||||||
Male | 36.6 (203/554) | 31.5 (98/311) | 43.2 (105/243) | Ref. | – | – |
Female | 63.4 (351/554) | 68.5 (213/311) | 56.8 (138/243) | 0.61 | 0.43–0.86 | .005 |
Educational level | ||||||
Lower education | 37.7 (209/554) | 38.9 (121/311) | 36.2 (88/243) | Ref. | – | – |
Higher education | 62.3 (345/554) | 61.1 (190/311) | 63.8 (155/243) | 1.12 | 0.79–1.59 | .52 |
Children (aged 0–17) living at home | ||||||
No | 66.1 (366/554) | 70.7 (220/311) | 60.1 (146/243) | Ref. | – | – |
Yes | 33.9 (188/554) | 29.3 (91/311) | 39.9 (97/243) | 1.60 | 1.13–2.29 | .009 |
Professional data | ||||||
Being outdoors professionally | ||||||
No | 79.6 (441/554) | 79.7 (248/311) | 79.4 (193/243) | Ref. | – | – |
Yes | 20.4 (113/554) | 20.3 (63/311) | 20.6 (50/243) | 1.02 | 0.67–1.55 | .93 |
Tick/Lyme experience | ||||||
Either they themselves or someone they know has incurred a tick bite | ||||||
No | 12.5 (69/554) | 15.1 (47/311) | 9.1 (22/243) | Ref. | – | – |
Yes | 87.5 (485/554) | 84.9 (264/311) | 90.9 (221/243) | 1.79 | 1.05–3.06 | .03 |
Having had LB themselves or know someone who has | ||||||
No | 43.5 (241/554) | 43.4 (135/311) | 43.6 (106/243) | Ref. | – | – |
Yes | 56.5 (313/554) | 56.6 (176/311) | 56.4 (137/243) | 0.99 | 0.71–1.39 | .96 |
Past behavior (checked for tick bites in the past three months)a | ||||||
Never | 10.3 (56/546) | 12.5 (38/304) | 7.4 (18/242) | Ref. | – | – |
Sometimes/always | 88.7 (490/546) | 87.5 (266/304) | 92.6 (224/242) | 1.78 | 0.99–3.20 | .05 |