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Table 5 Binary logistic regression analysis

From: Nomophobia among university students in five Arab countries in the Middle East: prevalence and risk factorsAuthors information:

Demographic variable

Odds ratio of being mobile phone dependent (95%CI)

Age categories (years)

18–29 years (Reference group)

1.00

30–49 years

0.87 (0.67–1.14)

50 years and above

0.74 (0.42–1.31)

Gender

Males (Reference group)

1.00

Females

1.15 (1.01–1.31)*

Marital status

Single (Reference group)

1.00

Married

0.89 (0.71–1.11)

Divorced

1.30 (0.74–2.30)

Widowed

1.88 (0.68–5.19)

Field of study

Medical college (Reference group)

1.00

Non-medical college

1.01 (0.89–1.14)

Year level

First year (Reference group)

1.00

 s year

1.02 (0.85–1.21)

Third year

1.11 (0.95–1.31)

Fourth year

0.95 (0.81–1.11)

Fifth year

1.06 (0.92–1.22)

Sixth year

1.00 (0.76–1.32)

Higher education

0.99 (0.81–1.21)

Income level

Less than 700$ (Reference group)

1.00

700–1500$

1.08 (0.88–1.32)

1500–2100$

0.98 (0.72–1.33)

2100$ and above

0.82 (0.62–1.08)

In general, do you suffer from an anxiety problem or use a treatment for anxiety?

No (Reference group)

1.00

Yes

1.75 (1.54–1.99)***

Duration of mobile phone usage (years):

Less than one year (Reference group)

1.00

1–5 years

1.25 (0.49–3.24)

6–10 years

0.57 (0.28–1.17)

10 years and above

0.98 (0.50–1.94)

  1. *p < 0.05; ***p < 0.001