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Table 1 Sample Demographics of Dating App Users and Non-Users (N = 1726)

From: Dating app use and unhealthy weight control behaviors among a sample of U.S. adults: a cross-sectional study

 

Females

Males

Total

n = 1098 (63.6%)

n = 628 (36.4%)

N = 1726 (100.0%)

Characteristic

App Users (n = 183)

Non-users (n = 915)

χ2

df

p-value

App Users (n = 209)

Non-users (n = 419)

χ2

df

p-value

 

Age (years), n (%)

20.99

3

0.0001*

  

23.55

3

  

 18–25

74 (40.4)

236 (25.8)

79 (37.8)

101 (24.1)

< 0.0001*

490 (28.4)

  > 25–30

52 (28.4)

251 (27.4)

71 (34.0)

118 (28.2)

492 (28.5)

  > 30–40

41 (22.4)

276 (30.2)

40 (19.1)

135 (32.2)

492 (28.5)

  > 40

16 (8.8)

152 (16.6)

19 (9.1)

65 (15.5)

252 (14.6)

Race, n (%)

4.84

4

   

11.70

4

 

 White Non-Hispanic

118 (64.5)

635 (69.4)

0.3045

128 (61.2)

299 (71.4)

0.0197*

1180 (68.4)

 Hispanic

18 (9.8)

56 (6.1)

17 (8.1)

29 (6.9)

120 (7.0)

 Black

16 (8.7)

93 (10.2)

28 (13.3)

25 (6.0)

162 (9.4)

 Asian

17 (9.3)

67 (7.3)

19 (9.1)

34 (8.1)

137 (7.9)

 Other or Mixed

14 (7.7)

64 (7.0)

17 (8.1)

32 (7.6)

127 (7.3)

Household Income ($), n (%)

9.15

4

   

14.26

4

  

  < 25 k

36 (19.6)

113 (12.3)

0.0574

34 (16.3)

41 (9.8)

0.0065*

224 (13.0)

 25 – 50 k

49 (26.8)

268 (29.3)

51 (24.4)

93 (22.2)

461 (26.7)

  > 50 – 75 k

47 (25.7)

217 (23.7)

59 (28.2)

98 (23.4)

421 (24.4)

  > 75 – 100 k

25 (13.7)

138 (15.1)

33 (15.8)

78 (18.6)

274 (15.9)

  > 100 k

26 (14.2)

179 (19.6)

32 (15.3)

109 (26.0)

346 (20.0)

Sexual Orientation, n (%)

7.48

2

   

11.75

2

  

 Heterosexual or Straight

147 (80.3)

803 (87.7)

0.0237*

173 (82.8)

385 (91.8)

0.0028*

1508 (87.4)

 Bisexual

28 (15.3)

83 (9.1)

17 (8.1)

17 (4.1)

145 (8.4)

 Gay or Lesbian

8 (4.4)

29 (3.2)

19 (9.1)

17 (4.1)

73 (4.2)

Marital Statusa, n (%)

83.58

2

   

49.17

2

  

 Never Married

127 (69.4)

358 (39.1)

< 0.0001*

140 (67.0)

176 (42.0)

< 0.0001*

801 (46.4)

 Married

30 (16.4)

488 (53.4)

52 (24.9)

227 (54.2)

797 (46.2)

 Other

26 (14.2)

69 (7.5)

17 (8.1)

16 (3.8)

128 (7.4)

Fasting for Weight Control, n (%)

30.61

1

   

43.28

1

  

 Yes

82 (44.8)

248 (27.1)

< 0.0001*

113 (54.1)

113 (27.0)

< 0.0001*

556 (32.2)

 No

101 (55.2)

667 (72.9)

96 (45.9)

306 (73.0)

1170 (67.8)

Vomiting for Weight Control, n (%)

50.58

1

   

100.15

1

  

 Yes

41 (22.4)

54 (5.9)

< 0.0001*

76 (36.4)

22 (5.3)

< 0.0001*

193 (11.2)

 No

142 (77.6)

861 (94.1)

133 (63.6)

397 (94.7)

1533 (88.8)

Laxative Use, n (%)

30.61

1

   

100.15

1

  

 Yes

44 (24.0)

85 (9.3)

< 0.0001*

86 (41.1)

32 (7.6)

< 0.0001*

247 (14.3)

 No

139 (76.0)

830 (90.7)

123 (58.9)

387 (92.4)

1479 (85.7)

Diet Pill Use, n (%)

35.22

1

   

121.53

1

  

 Yes

49 (26.8)

94 (10.3)

< 0.0001*

84 (40.2)

21 (5.0)

< 0.0001*

248 (14.4)

 No

134 (73.2)

821 (89.7)

125 (59.8)

398 (95.0)

1478 (85.6)

Anabolic Steroid Use, n (%)

82.40

1

   

115.54

1

  

 Yes

29 (15.8)

13 (1.4)

< 0.0001*

76 (36.4)

16 (3.8)

< 0.0001*

134 (7.8)

 No

154 (84.2)

902 (98.6)

133 (63.6)

403 (96.2)

1592 (92.2)

Muscle Building Supplementb, n (%)

43.50

1

   

66.66

1

  

 Yes

37 (20.2)

50 (5.5)

< 0.0001*

104 (49.8)

76 (18.1)

< 0.0001*

267 (15.5)

 No

146 (79.8)

865 (94.5)

105 (50.2)

343 (81.9)

1459 (84.5)

  1. Total dating app users was 392 (46.7% females, 53.3% males). *Indicates a p-value < 0.05. Chi-square (χ2) tests were used to compare differences between dating app users versus non-users. df = degrees of freedom
  2. aOther marital status includes participants who were separated or divorced
  3. bIncludes products such as creatine, amino acids, DHEA, hydroxyl methylbutyrate [HMB], or growth hormone
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