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Table 1 Participant Demographics and Internet Use

From: Problematic internet use in children and adolescents: associations with psychiatric disorders and impairment

 

PIU Absent n = 440 (78.01%)

PIU Present n = 124 (21.99%)

OR (95% CI)

p

Sex

 Male

289 [51.24%]

85 [15.07%]

1.00 (ref)

–

 Female

151 [26.77%]

39 [6.91%]

0.88 (0.57–1.34)

0.55

Age

 7–9

149 [26.42%]

45 [7.98%]

1.00 (ref)

–

 10–12

181 [32.09%]

44 [7.8%]

0.80 (0.50–1.28)

0.36

 13–15

110 [19.50%]

35 [6.21%]

1.05 (0.64–1.74)

0.84

SES

 Low SES

52 [9.22%]

14 [2.48%]

1.00 (ref)

–

 Middle SES

85 [15.07%]

38 [6.74%]

1.66 (0.83–3.33)

0.16

 High SES

303 [53.72%]

72 [12.77%]

0.88 (0.47–1.67)

0.70

Race

 Caucasian

240 [42.55%]

58 [10.28%]

1.00 (ref)

–

 African American

52 [9.22%]

21 [3.72%]

1.67 (0.94–2.98)

0.08

 Hispanic

43 [7.62%]

16 [2.84%]

1.54 (0.82–2.91)

0.19

 Asian

11 [1.95%]

3 [0.53%]

1.13 (0.33–3.90)

0.86

 Other Race

94 [16.67%]

26 [4.61%]

1.14 (0.68–1.92)

0.61

Site

 Staten Island

243 [43.09%]

72 [12.77%]

1.00 (ref)

–

 Midtown

197 [34.93%]

52 [9.22%]

0.89 (0.60–1.33)

0.57

  1. Number of participants within each demographic category who scored below and above 40 on the Internet Addiction Test; unadjusted odds ratios for each category