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. 2013 Oct 11;8(10):e78109. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0078109

Table 3. Mobile phone use and the Risks of NSP and LBP in High School Students.

N % With NSP P Value NSP OR (95% CI) % With LBP P Value LBP OR (95% CI)
Mobile phone use 0.79 0.01
No 441 40.1% 1 38.5% 1
Yes 2575 40.9% 1.03 (084-1.27) 32.2% 0.76 (0.61-0.93)
Posture while using a mobile phone
Standing 1001 42.0% 0.37 1.08 (0.92-1.27) 35.8% 0 1.31 (1.11-1.55)
Lying 755 46.9% 0 1.42 (1.20-1.68) 35.9% 0 1.27 (1.06-1.52)
Semi-reclining 732 42.1% 0.45 1.07 (0.90-1.28) 31.8% 0.85 0.98 (0.82-1.18)
Sitting 1224 35.9% 0 0.67 (0.58-0.79) 30.4% 0.07 0.86 (0.73-1.01)
Average daily mobile phone use time 0 0
< 1 h 1069 38.4% 1 27.0% 1
1 h-1.5 h 724 42.1% 1.17 (0.97-1.42) 34.8% 1.44 (1.18-1.77)
1.5 h-2 h 321 35.8% 0.90 (0.69-1.16) 31.2% 1.22 (0.93-1.60)
> 2 h 461 48.2% 1.493 (1.20-1.86) 40.6% 1.84 (1.46-2.32)
Eye-to-screen distance while using mobile phone 0.02 0
< 10 cm 432 46.5% 1 42.4% 1
10 cm-15 cm 1053 38.7% 0.72 (0.58-0.91) 28.8% 0.55 (0.44-0.69)
15 cm-20 cm 541 42.7% 0.86 (0.66-1.11) 28.7% 0.55 (0.42-0.71)
> 20 cm 549 38.8% 0.73 (0.56-0.94) 34.1% 0.70 (0.54-0.91)

NSP = neck/shoulder pain; LBP = lower back pain; OR = ORs after univariate logistic regression.