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Table 2 Prevalence of insomnia, Internet addiction, and depression in the total sample and each age group (Insomnia Severity Index (ISI), Internet Addiction Test (IAT), and Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ9)

From: Prevalence of insomnia in a sample of Internet addicts in different age groups in Abu Dhabi, UAE

Ā 

Total (nā€‰=ā€‰386) N%

Ā Ā 
Ā 

Insomnia Severity Index

Ā Ā 
Ā 

No insomnia

Subthreshold insomnia

Clinically significant insomnia

Ļ‡2

P value

Total

Age groups

150 (38.9)

149 (38.6)

87 (22.5)

2.425

0.877

ā€ƒ18ā€“29

39 (26)

47 (31.5)

22 (25.3)

ā€ƒ30ā€“39

75 (50)

73 (49)

46 (52.9)

ā€ƒ40ā€“49

26 (17.3)

23 (15.4)

14 (16.1)

ā€ƒ50 or more

10 (6.7)

6 (4)

5 (5.7)

Ā 

Internet Addiction Test

Ā Ā 
Ā 

Normal users

Mild users

Moderate users

Severe users

Ā Ā 

Total

Age groups

199 (51.6)

110 (28.5)

75 (19.4)

2 (0.5)

18.75

0.027

ā€ƒ18ā€“29

42 (21.1)

37 (33.6)

29 (38.7)

0 (0)

ā€ƒ30ā€“39

100 (50.3)

56 (50.9)

36 (48)

2 (100)

ā€ƒ40ā€“49

43 (21.6)

12 (10.9)

8 (10.7)

0 (0)

ā€ƒ50 or more

14 (7)

5 (4.5)

2 (2.7)

0 (0)

Ā 

Patient Health Questionnaire

Ā Ā 
Ā 

No depression

Depression

Ā Ā 

Total

Age groups

212 (54.9)

174 (45.1)

7.46

0.059

ā€ƒ18ā€“29

53 (25)

55 (31.6)

ā€ƒ30ā€“39

103 (48.6)

91 (52.3)

ā€ƒ40ā€“49

40 (18.9)

23 (13.2)

ā€ƒ50 or more

16 (7.5)

5 (2.9)

  1. Ļ‡2=ā€‰chi-square value