. 2017 Feb 1;11(2):ZC34–ZC39. doi: 10.7860/JCDR/2017/20858.9341

[Table/Fig-3]:

Mean scores of students regarding the pattern of use of mobile phones based on gender.

Questions	Gender	Mean Score (Mean±SD)	p- value
I frequently SMS or use social networking while studying or doing clinical work.	Male	2.34±1.09	NS
	Female	2.50±1.20	NS
I frequently check my cell phone while the classes are going on or while doing clinical	Male	2.40±1.31	NS
	Female	2.57±1.30	NS
I feel nervous if I fail to receive timely response	Male	2.91±1.13	NS
I feel nervous if I fail to receive timely response	Female	2.96±1.14	NS
It will scare/worry me if I am running out of my battery or out of signal in phone	Male	3.10±1.34	S
	Female	3.46±1.23	S
I would be annoyed if I could not use my phone and/or its capabilities when I wanted to do so	Male	3.96±0.73	NS
	Female	3.95±0.80	NS
I would be uncomfortable because I could not stay upto date with social media and online networks.	Male	3.33±1.25	S
	Female	3.08±1.23	S
I keep my phone with me at all the times	Male	3.70±1.08	NS
I keep my phone with me at all the times	Female	3.71±1.15	NS
If I were to run out of credits or hit my monthly data limit, I would panic	Male	3.29±1.27	NS
	Female	3.32±1.23	NS
I answer immediately when my phone rings at inappropriate time	Male	2.36±0.96	NS
	Female	2.27±0.88	NS
I would be in stress if I could not use my phone for a week	Male	3.88±0.97	NS
I would be in stress if I could not use my phone for a week	Female	4.01±0.84	NS
I spend more than three hours for phone calls per day	Male	3.00±1.23	NS
I spend more than three hours for phone calls per day	Female	3.03±1.21	NS
I score low marks in my professional exams if I spend more time on phone.	Male	3.06±1.33	NS
	Female	3.24±1.21	NS
I have sleep loss due to use of cell phone in nights.	Male	3.78±1.15	S
I have sleep loss due to use of cell phone in nights.	Female	3.61±1.11	S
I take phone calls while studying or doing clinical work.	Male	2.98±1.32	NS
I take phone calls while studying or doing clinical work.	Female	3.08±1.22	NS
I use cell phone as study or clinical work aides (ex: Listening to music while studying an exam).	Male	2.80±1.41	NS
	Female	2.58±1.31	NS
I hardly use mobile phones to download or view educational materials	Male	3.05±1.37	S
	Female	2.77±1.34	S
I feel distracted by my mobile phone during examination	Male	3.24±1.32	NS
I feel distracted by my mobile phone during examination	Female	3.19±1.11	NS
Examination fraud becomes more rampant with the use of mobile phone by students	Male	3.63±1.19	NS
	Female	3.76±1.02	NS
I use my phone to not to feel lonely in a public place	Male	3.49±1.16	S
I use my phone to not to feel lonely in a public place	Female	3.94±0.95	S

S-significant (p<0.05); NS-non-significant(p≥0.05) [Mann-Whitney U test applied]