A Comparison of Functional Features in Chinese and US Mobile Apps for Diabetes Self-Management: A Systematic Search in App Stores and Content Analysis

Yuan Wu   ^{1, 2 *} , MD ;   Yiling Zhou   ^{1, 3 *} , MRes ;   Xuan Wang   ^{3, 4} , PhD ;   Qi Zhang   ⁵ , MB ;   Xun Yao   ⁶ , MD ;   Xiaodan Li   ^{7, 8} , MD ;   Jianshu Li   ⁹ , PhD ;   Haoming Tian   ¹ , MM ;   Sheyu Li   ^{1, 3} , MD

¹ Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China

² Xi An Jiao Tong University, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi An Jiao Tong University, Xi An, China

³ Department of Population Health & Genomics, Ninewells Hospital and Medical School, University of Dundee, Dundee, United Kingdom

⁴ Science for Life Laboratory, Department of Medical Cell Biology, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden

⁵ State Key Laboratory of Ophthalmology, Zhongshan Ophthalmic Center, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China

⁶ Department of Academic Affairs, West China School of Medicine, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China

⁷ Department of Gastroenterology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China

⁸ Medicines Monitoring Unit, Ninewells Hospital and Medical School, University of Dundee, Dundee, United Kingdom

⁹ Department of Biomedical Polymer and Artificial Organs, College of Polymer Science and Engineering, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China

*these authors contributed equally