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. 2024 Dec 16;12:1445856. doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2024.1445856

Table 8.

Internet use and problematic internet use in the study population in aspects of the severity of tension-type headache (*p < 0.05).

Have no headache Severity of tension-type headache
Total Mild Moderate Severe p
N = 348 (%) N = 56 (%) N = 27 (%) N = 36 (%)
Daily internet use (approximately)
<1 h 19 (5.5) 3 (5.3) 1 (3.8) 0 0.208
1 h 66 (18.9) 11 (19.6) 2 (7.4) 3 (8.3) 0.255
2 h 110 (31.6) 17 (30.3) 6 (22.2) 10 (27.8) 0.721
3 h 75 (21.6) 9 (16.1) 6 (22.2) 9 (25.0) 0.760
4 h 33 (9.5) 7 (12.5) 3 (11.0) 8 (22.2) 0.650
5 h 21 (6.0) 2 (3.6) 6 (22.2) 0 0.716
6 h 5 (1.4) 2 (3.6) 2 (7.4) 2 (5.6) 0.824
>6 h 19 (5.5) 5 (9.0) 1 (3.8) 4 (11.1) 0.469
Daily time interval of internet use (multiply answer)
Between 12:00 a.m. and 3:00 a.m. 30 (8.6) 6 (10.7) 2 (7.4) 4 (11.1) 0.669
Between 3:00 a.m. and 6:00 a.m. 30 (8.6) 8 (14.3) 3 (11.0) 0 0.942
Between 6:00 a.m. and 9:00 a.m. 64 (18.4) 11 (19.6) 5 (18.5) 20 (55.6) 0.611
Between 9:00 a.m. and 12:00 a.m. 77 (22.1) 8 (14.3) 8 (29.6) 4 (11.1) 0.264
Between 12:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. 63 (18.1) 11 (19.6) 3 (11.0) 8 (22.2) 0.873
Between 3:00 p.m. and 6:00 p.m. 103 (29.6) 15 (26.8) 7 (25.9) 12 (33.3) 0.384
Between 6:00 p.m. and 9:00 p.m. 200 (57.5) 28 (50.0) 15 (55.6) 21 (58.3) 0.245
Between 9:00 p.m. and 12:00 p.m.* 67 (19.3) 13 (23.2) 8 (29.6) 11 (30.6) 0.043
Goal of internet use (multiply answer)
Learning/working 339 (97.4) 56 (100.0) 24 (88.9) 32 (88.9) 0.219
Online gaming 52 (14.9) 6 (10.7) 5 (18.5) 7 (19.4) 0.267
Chat 195 (56.0) 35 (62.5) 20 (74.1) 20 (55.6) 0.497
Social media 212 (60.9) 31 (55.4) 17 (63.0) 23 (63.9) 0.183
Partner search 9 (2.6) 3 (5.4) 0 0 0.337
Movies 147 (42.2) 26 (46.4) 16 (59.3) 21 (58.3) 0.388
Music 154 (44.3) 27 (48.2) 18 (66.7) 19 (52.8) 0.934
Video streaming 43 (12.4) 6 (10.7) 3 (11.0) 4 (11.1) 0.583
Problematic internet use* 10 (2.9) 12 (21.4) 2 (7.4) 12 (33.3) 0.003