Table 5 Association between user demographics and types of goals set with the eaTracker® My Goals feature
Sex | Males were significantly (p < 0.05) less likely compared to females to set goals related to: | Males were more significantly (p < 0.05) more likely compared to females to set goals related to: |
• Activity (RM/WYO) • Vegetables and fruit (RM/WYO) • Planning/preparing food (RM/WYO) • When/where foods eaten (RM/WYO) • Evening/night time eating (WYO) • Psychological aspects of eating (WYO) • Generic healthy eating (WYO) • Weight loss (WYO) • Weight management/maintenance (WYO) • Be healthier (WYO) • Eat more of certain nutrients (WYO) | • Grain products (RM/WYO) • Breakfast (RM/WYO) • Weight gain (WYO) • Body composition (WYO) • Alcohol (WYO) | |
Age (with increasing age) | Significantly (p < 05) less likely to set goals related to: | Significantly (p < 0.05) more likely to set goals related to: |
• Activity (RM/WYO) • Breakfast (RM/WYO) • Eating out (RM/WYO) • Body composition (WYO) • Planning and preparing food (RM/WYO) | • Grain products (RM/WYO) • Meat and alternatives (RM/WYO) • Portion control (RM/WYO) • Calorie/food intake amounts (RM/WYO) • When/where foods eaten (RM/WYO) • Evening/night time eating (WYO) • Alcohol (WYO) • Eat less of certain nutrients (WYO) • Generic healthy eating (WYO) • Weight loss (WYO) • Weight management/maintenance (WYO) • Disease management (WYO) • Be healthier (WYO) | |
BMI (with increasing BMI) | Significantly (p < 0.05) less likely to set goals related to: | Significantly (p < 0.05) more likely to set goals related to: |
• Vegetables/fruit (RM/WYO) • Milk and alternatives (RM/WYO) • Meat and alternatives (RM/WYO) • Eating more of certain nutrients (WYO) • Weight gain (WYO) • Weight management/maintenance (WYO) • Body composition (WYO) • Grain products (RM/WYO) | • Activity (RM/WYO) • Breakfast (RM/WYO) • Portion control (RM/WYO) • Eating out (RM/WYO) • When/where food eaten (RM/WYO) • Self-monitoring (WYO) • Weight loss (WYO) | |
Activity | Significantly (p < 0.05) related to goals for: activity (RM/WYO), vegetables and fruit (RM/WYO), meat and alternatives (RM/WYO), breakfast (RM/WYO), water (RM/WYO), evening/night time eating (WYO), follow Canada’s Food Guide (RM/WYO), generic healthy eating (WYO), weight management/maintenance (WYO), body composition (WYO), disease management (WYO), improve fitness (WYO), fat, sodium, sugar, unhealthy foods (RM/WYO), when/where food is eaten (RM/WYO), eating out (RM/WYO), eat more of certain nutrients (WYO), weight loss (WYO) | |
Pregnant (P)/ Breastfeeding (B) | Significantly (p < 0.05) less likely to set goals related to: | Significantly (p < 0.05) more likely to set goals related to: |
• Activity (RM/WYO) (P only) • Weight loss (WYO) (P only) • When/where food eaten (RM/WYO) (P only) | • Milk and alternatives (RM/WYO) (P only) • Evening/night time eating (WYO) (B only) • Planning/Preparing food (RM/WYO) (P only) | |