Table 5. Relationship between game addiction and sociodemographic characteristics and the frequency of playing games using an electronic device (n=393).

^†Variable with multiple responses. ^§P-value has been calculated using the Chi-square test. *Significant at p<0.05 level

Factor	Level of game addiction		P-value§
	Addicted, n (%) (n=244)	Not addicted, n (%) (n=149)
Age group
12–13 years	108 (44.3%)	48 (32.2%)	0.018*
14–16 years	136 (55.7%)	101 (67.8%)
Gender
Male	162 (66.4%)	67 (45.0%)	<0.001*
Female	82 (33.6%)	82 (55.0%)
Area of residence
Inside Riyadh	113 (46.3%)	82 (55.0%)	0.093
Outside Riyadh	131 (53.7%)	67 (45.0%)
Most common gaming platform†
Phone	174 (71.3%)	117 (78.5%)	0.114
Tablet	54 (22.1%)	31 (20.8%)	0.757
Personal computer	65 (26.6%)	29 (19.5%)	0.106
PlayStation	150 (61.5%)	61 (40.9%)	<0.001*
Xbox	13 (5.3%)	08 (5.4%)	0.985
Nintendo	16 (6.6%)	04 (2.7%)	0.090
Number of days spent in a week playing video games
Every day	178 (73.0%)	70 (47.0%)	<0.001*
Not every day	66 (27.0%)	79 (53.0%)
Number of hours spent in a day playing video games
≤3 hours	76 (31.1%)	94 (63.1%)	<0.001*
>3 hours	168 (68.9%)	55 (36.9%)
Playing multiplayer games regularly (online games)
Yes	235 (96.3%)	117 (78.5%)	<0.001*
No	09 (03.7%)	32 (21.5%)
Type of games usually played
Shooter games	107 (43.9%)	47 (31.5%)	0.024*
Sports and adventure games	90 (36.9%)	59 (39.6%)
Action and other games	47 (19.3%)	43 (28.9%)
Where do you play usually?
Alone in the room	157 (64.3%)	76 (51.0%)	0.009*
In the presence of the family	87 (35.7%)	73 (49.0%)
Do the parents supervise the games you play?
Yes	111 (45.5%)	81 (54.4%)	0.088
No	133 (54.5%)	68 (45.6%)
Does the child or adolescent mimic the games in real life like doing impulsive movements or saying bad words?
Yes	77 (31.6%)	26 (17.4%)	0.002*
No	167 (68.4%)	123 (82.6%)