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. 2023 Apr 11;14:1071764. doi: 10.3389/fpsyt.2023.1071764

Table 4.

Binary logistic regression for prediction of the high level of social phobia, and internet gaming disorder.

Variable Category N (%) High Level of Social Phobia High Risk of Internet Gaming Disorder
OR 95% CI p value OR 96% CI p value
Lower Upper Lower Upper
Gender Female 59 (0.03%) REF
Male 2043 (0.97%) 0.314 0.186 0.532 <0.001 1.090 0.584 2.034 0.787
Social Status Single 1851 (0.88%) REF
Engaged 169 (0.08%) 0.883 0.454 0.948 0.025 −1.307 0.602 1.297 0.528
Married 74 (0.04%) 1.209 0.101 0.485 <0.001 −0.993 0.716 2.043 0.477
Divorced 8 (0.00%) 3.527 0.840 14.807 0.085 0 0.813 13.109 0.095
Drug History Other 80 (0.04%) REF
I am currently using drugs 9 (0.00%) 1.662 0.412 6.708 0.476 0.310 0.037 2.619 0.282
I am taking now, but not abundant 38 (0.02%) 0.846 0.364 1.966 0.698 1.144 0.495 2.644 0.753
I am trying to take off now or under a rehabilitation program 2 (0.00%) 0.000 0.000 inf 1.000 0.000 0.000 inf 1.000
I was taking in the past and I no longer use it now 84 (0.04%) 0.880 0.454 1.705 0.705 0.583 0.281 1.208 0.147
Not at all 1889 (0.90%) 0.920 0.571 1.484 0.733 0.757 0.461 1.243 0.271
Smoking Status No 1723 (0.82%) REF
Past Smoker 134 (0.06%) 0.762 0.512 1.135 0.182 1.106 0.738 1.658 0.624
Yes 245 (0.12%) 0.778 0.576 1.052 0.103 0.942 0.684 1.297 0.715
Starting Gaming Age Before the age of six 721 (0.34%) REF
Between 13 and 17 years 276 (0.13%) 0.814 0.596 1.110 0.193 1.443 1.045 1.992 0.026
Between 18 years 30 years 59 (0.03%) 0.842 0.464 1.527 0.571 1.225 0.655 2.293 0.525
Between 7 and 12 years 984 (0.47%) 1.031 0.837 1.269 0.775 1.270 1.007 1.603 0.044
I do not remember well 62 (0.03%) 1.863 1.103 3.149 0.020 1.875 1.068 3.292 0.028
Playing Hours per Day From five to ten hours 445 (0.21%) REF
From three to five hours 950 (0.45%) 0.899 0.707 1.143 0.385 0.549 0.429 0.704 <0.001
More than ten hours 106 (0.05%) 1.304 0.843 2.017 0.233 0.678 0.422 1.090 0.108
Two hours 449 (0.21%) 0.676 0.506 0.903 0.008 0.429 0.315 0.583 <0.001
half an hour 41 (0.02%) 0.922 0.464 1.833 0.817 0.204 0.071 0.584 0.003
hour 111 (0.05%) 0.805 0.510 1.269 0.350 0.208 0.108 0.399 <0.001
Covid-19 impact on gaming attitude It remained as it was before the epidemic 563 (0.27%) REF
Significantly increased 740 (0.35%) 1.451 1.146 1.838 0.002 1.650 1.269 2.147 <0.001
Slightly increased 710 (0.34%) 0.925 0.723 1.184 0.538 1.192 0.907 1.568 0.208
Slightly decreased 89 (0.04%) 0.771 0.457 1.300 0.329 0.983 0.557 1.736 0.954
Country Jordan 57 (0.03%) 5.333 0.649 43.854 0.119 4.255 0.510 35.494 0.181
Algeria 26 (0.01%) 10.588 1.215 92.253 0.033 2.609 0.251 27.113 0.422
Sudan 25 (0.01%) 7.778 0.871 69.490 0.066 7.778 0.871 69.490 0.066
Iraq 41 (0.02%) 9.286 1.122 76.847 0.039 5.625 0.662 47.818 0.114
Morocco 31 (0.01%) 12.632 1.494 106.766 0.020 3.846 0.416 35.582 0.235
Tunisia 42 (0.02%) 5.455 0.642 46.330 0.120 3.333 0.374 29.678 0.280
Syria 145 (0.07%) 6.126 0.793 47.339 0.082 5.217 0.673 40.454 0.114
Palestine 64 (0.03%) 7.826 0.977 62.705 0.053 6.122 0.757 49.499 0.089
Lebanon 20 (0.01%) 5.000 0.507 49.266 0.168 2.222 0.185 26.629 0.529
Libya 21 (0.01%) 6.250 0.662 59.027 0.110 6.250 0.662 59.027 0.110
Egypt 1,609 (0.77%) 9.604 1.285 71.758 0.027 6.639 0.888 49.626 0.065
Other 21 (0.01%) REF
Following Streamers Yes, a little 737 (0.35%) REF
Yes, a lot 346 (0.16%) 1.155 0.878 1.519 0.304 1.129 0.842 1.513 0.417
not at all 213 (0.10%) 1.078 0.776 1.499 0.653 0.800 0.550 1.164 0.244