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Table 1 Demographics for the overall participant population and further divided into risk of PIU

From: A Trying Time: Problematic Internet Use (PIU) and its association with depression and anxiety during the COVID-19 Pandemic

 

Overall

No risk for PIU (score < 25)

Risk for PIU (score≥ 25)

P-value

N Eval

N (%) or Median (IQR)

N Eval

N (%) or Median (IQR)

N Eval

N (%) or Median (IQR)

Age, years

447

 

368

 

79

 

0.60

12–14

 

100 (22)

 

82 (22)

 

18 (23)

 

15–18

 

317 (71)

 

259 (71)

 

58 (73)

 

19–21

 

30 (7)

 

27 (7)

 

3 (4)

 

Gender

447

 

368

 

79

 

0.032

Male

 

12 (3)

 

9 (2)

 

3 (4)

 

Female

 

427 (96)

 

355 (97)

 

72 (91)

 

Other

 

8 (1)

 

4 (1)

 

4 (5)

 

Race

446

 

367

 

79

 

0.17

Caucasian

 

234 (53)

 

94 (53)

 

40 (51)

 

African American

 

112 (25)

 

92 (25)

 

20 (25)

 

Hispanic

 

64 (14)

 

56 (15)

 

8 (10)

 

Mixed

 

36 (8)

 

25 (7)

 

11 (14)

 

Enrolled in school

447

424 (95)

368

349 (95)

79

75 (95)

0.99

Type of schooling

424

 

349

 

75

 

0.45

In-person

 

161 (38)

 

136 (39)

 

25 (33)

 

Virtual

 

208 (49)

 

166 (48)

 

42 (56)

 

Hybrid

 

55 (13)

 

47 (13)

 

8 (11)

 

Employed

447

169 (38)

368

139 (38)

79

30 (38)

0.99

Electronic devices useda

Smart phone

447

425 (95)

368

350 (95)

79

75 (95)

0.99

Tablet

447

172 (39)

368

140 (38)

79

32 (41)

0.70

Computer/laptop

447

406 (91)

368

331 (90)

79

75 (95)

0.20

  1. aThe participant may have used more than one device