Wearabledevices may improve cardiachealth, but adoption is low among those with CVD risk, study finds jamanetworkopen
We included all 9303 adult participants from HINTS 2019 and 2020. We identified individuals with CVD and CVD risk factors based on the survey questionnaire.
We defined obesity as a body mass index of at least 30 and cigarette smoking as currently smoking every day or on some days.The primary outcome of the study was the proportion of participants who reported using wearable devices to monitor their activity and health over the preceding 12 months. We evaluated national estimates of these proportions across CVD risk groups and across key demographic and socioeconomic subgroups.
In exploratory analyses, we assessed individual features associated with wearable device use among those with CVD or CVD risk factors. We sequentially evaluated the risk-adjusted use of wearable devices in adults with CVD or CVD risk factors using survey logistic regression models that accounted for demographic characteristics , demographic characteristics and CVD risk factors , and demographic characteristics, CVD risk factors, and socioeconomic status .
Compared with individuals without CVD or CVD risk factors, individuals with CVD and those at risk for CVD were significantly less likely to use a wearable device . However, the lower use of wearable devices in these groups was a function of demographic and socioeconomic differences between these groups, with no significant difference in their use in these populations after adjusting for these differences between individuals with CVD and those with CVD risk factors .
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