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. 2023 Jun 21;15(6):e40759. doi: 10.7759/cureus.40759

Table 1. Sociodemographic data of the participants (n = 373).

SD: standard deviation

Variable Categories N (%)
Age (in years) Mean ± SD 15.8 ± 5.56
Average no. of hours/day spent on mobile phones Mean ± SD 6.9 ± 4.45
Gender Male 246 (66)
Female 127 (34)
Educational level 1st year 119 (31.9)
2nd year 153 (41)
3rd year 101 (27.1)
School type Government 324 (86.9)
Private 43 (11.5)
Other 6 (1.6)
Educational path Common first year 13 (3.5)
General 304 (81.5)
Computer science and engineering 10 (2.7)
Health and life 9 (2.4)
Course system 23 (6.2)
Literary 6 (1.6)
Scientific 8 (2.1)
Marital status Single 366 (98.1)
Married 7 (1.9)
Living place With parents 319 (85.5)
With one of the parents 43 (11.5)
Other 11 (2.9)
Monthly family income (in Saudi riyal (SAR)) <5,000 179 (48)
5,000-10,000 96 (25.7)
>10,000 98 (26.3)
Chronic disease Yes 65 (17.4)
No 308 (82.6)
Having caffeine less than six hours before bedtime Yes 178 (47.7)
No 195 (52.3)
Regular sports activity Yes 105 (28.2)
No 268 (71.8)