Table 7.
Gaming and self-reported health impairment and DAS responses
Variables | Total sample of population | Over threshold DAS (+) | Below threshold DAS (-) | Univariate analysis | Multivariate analysis | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mean | S.D. | Mean | S.D. | Mean | S.D. | Statistical tests | Corrected p-value | Odds Ratio (95%CI) | Corrected p-value | |
Effect on sleep | ||||||||||
Hours slept per night | 7.1 (4-14) | 1.3 | 6.8 | 1.4 | 7.2 | 1.3 | t = 2.74 | 0.043 | 0.78 | 0.004 |
(0.66-0.93) | ||||||||||
Number | % | Number | % | Number | % | |||||
Restful sleep | ||||||||||
no | 86 | 19.1 | 46 | 53.5 | 40 | 46.5 | χ2 = 36.82 | < 10-3 | 0.23 | < 10-3 |
yes | 364 | 80.9 | 76 | 21.1 | 285 | 78.9 | 1df | (0.14-0.38) | ||
Deprivation of sleep due to play | ||||||||||
no | 285 | 63.2 | 55 | 19.4 | 228 | 80.6 | χ2 = 24.01 | < 10-3 | 2.83 | < 10-3 |
yes | 166 | 36.8 | 67 | 40.9 | 97 | 59.1 | 1df | (1.83-4.38) | ||
Daytime sleepiness | ||||||||||
no | 348 | 77.3 | 74 | 21.5 | 270 | 78.5 | χ2 = 27.712 | < 10-3 | 3.10 | < 10-3 |
yes | 102 | 22.7 | 49 | 48 | 53 | 52 | 1df | (1.92-5.00) | ||
Effect on mood | ||||||||||
Happier | 87 | 24.1 | 31 | 36.5 | 54 | 63.5 | χ2 = 58.82 | < 10-3 | 1 | < 10-3 |
More irritable | 45 | 12.5 | 27 | 60 | 18 | 40 | 4df | 2.56 | ||
(1.19-5.48) | ||||||||||
More anxious | 8 | 2.2 | 4 | 50 | 4 | 50 | 1.69 | |||
(0.39-7.34) | ||||||||||
More sad | 17 | 4.7 | 15 | 88.2 | 2 | 11.8 | 12.48 | |||
(2.64-59.06) | ||||||||||
More calm | 204 | 56.5 | 38 | 18.8 | 164 | 81.2 | 0.39 | |||
(0.22-0.69) | ||||||||||
Effect on health | ||||||||||
None | 333 | 74.7 | 67 | 20.2 | 264 | 79.8 | χ2 = 37.41 | < 10-3 | 1 | < 10-3 |
Psychological effect | 73 | 16.4 | 32 | 45.1 | 39 | 54.9 | 3df | 3.21 | ||
(1.86-5.56) | ||||||||||
Physical effect | 29 | 6.5 | 14 | 48.3 | 15 | 51.7 | 3.23 | |||
(1.44-7.22) | ||||||||||
Both effects | 11 | 2.5 | 8 | 72.7 | 3 | 27.3 | 14.09 | |||
(2.89-68.61) | ||||||||||
Confusing real life vs fiction | ||||||||||
no | 422 | 93.8 | 104 | 24.9 | 314 | 75.1 | χ2 = 20.51 | < 10-3 | 5.01 | < 10-3 |
yes | 28 | 6.2 | 18 | 64.3 | 10 | 35.7 | 1df | (2.21-11.34) |
Odds ratio and p-value were adjusted for age, sex and educational level.