From: The impact of smartphone addiction on attention control and sleep in Egypt—an online survey
Characteristics | No and subthreshold (n = 2119) | Moderate and severe (n = 597) | Unadjusted OR | Adjusted OR |
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Age (mean ± SD) | 31.7 ± 10.4 | 30.5 ± 9.7 | 0.989 (0.980–0.998)* | 0.996 (0.986–1.007) |
Sex | ||||
Male | 541 (81.2%) | 125 (18.8%) | Reference | Reference |
Female | 1578 (77.0%) | 472 (23.0%) | 1.3 (1.03–1.6) | 1.1 (0.89–1.4) |
Education | ||||
Until preparatory | 44 (81.5%) | 10 (18.5%) | Reference | Reference |
Secondary | 170 (76.2%) | 53 (23.8%) | 1.4 (0.6–2.9) | 1.4 (0.6–2.9) |
University | 1224 (77.3%) | 359 (22.7%) | 1.3 (0.6–2.6) | 1.02 (0.5–2.2) |
Postgraduate | 681 (79.6%) | 175 (20.4%) | 1.1 (0.6–2.3) | 0.94 (0.4–2.0) |
Residence | ||||
Rural | 477 (79.5%) | 123 (20.5%) | Reference | Reference 1.1 (0.9–1.4) |
Urban | 1642 (77.6%) | 474 (22.4%) | 1.1 (0.9–1.4) | |
SAS-SV (mean ± SD) | 39.9 ± 7.5 | 44.9 ± 7 | 1.1 (1.08–1.1)* | 1.09 (1.08–1.11)* |
Interval between smartphone cessation and bedtime Median (IQR) | 15 (0–15) | 0 (0–15) | 0.993 (0.989–0.997)* | 0.999 (0.995–1.003) |
Most used applications | ||||
Social media | 1409 (78.1%) | 395 (21.9%) | Reference | Reference |
Videos | 77 (80.2%) | 19 (19.8%) | 0.9 (0.5–1.5) | 1.2 (0.67, 1.9) |
Games | 633 (77.6%) | 183 (22.4%) | 1.03 (0.8–1.3) | 1.1 (0.9, 1.4) |
Time spent on the smartphone (hours) | ||||
Median (IQR) | 5 (3.6) | 6 (4.8) | 1.1 (1.1–1.2)* | –––––– |