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. 2023 Apr 7;7:e42207. doi: 10.2196/42207

Table 2.

Characterization of the participants’ use of Instagram based on the daily duration of use.

Variables Total sample (n=585) Duration of daily Instagram use P value


<1 hour (n=234) 1-3 hours (n=303) >3 hours (n=48)
Number of followers, mean (range) 430.0 (218.0-700.5) 326.0 (169.0-615.5) 500.0 (250.0-760.0) 612.0 (329.0-1211.0) .07
Number of accounts followed, mean (range) 583.0 (349.5-825.5) 475.0 (300.0-749.0) 600.0 (357.0-866.0) 729.5 (522.0-990.0) <.001
Posts per week (≥1), n (%) 124 (21.2) 44 (18.8) 64 (21.1) 16 (33.3) .08
Stories per week, n (%) <.001

0 205 (35.0) 104 (44.4) 92 (30.4) 9 (18.8)

1-5 312 (53.3) 110 (47.0) 175 (57.8) 27 (56.3)

>5 68 (11.6) 20 (8.5) 36 (11.9) 12 (25.0)
Visualized content, n (%) .69

Fashion and beauty 365 (62.4) 144 (61.5) 190 (62.7) 31 (64.4)

Professional 145 (24.8) 59 (25.2) 76 (25.1) 10 (20.8)

Sport and nutrition 44 (7.5) 19 (8.1) 19 (6.3) 6 (12.5)

Othersa 31 (5.3) 12 (5.1) 18 (5.9) 1 (2.1)

aTravel, landscapes, gastronomy, humor, and motor.