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. 2018 Sep 4;18:280. doi: 10.1186/s12888-018-1865-x

Table 1.

Demographic and clinical characteristics of adolescents with and without problematic Internet use

Adolescents without PIU (N = 614) Adolescents with PIU (N = 152) p
Age 14.93 ± 1.28 15.60 ± 1.51 < 0.0001
Gender (female) 260 (42.34%) 23 (15.13%) < 0.0001
Mean computer use time on weekdays (S.D.) 1.42 ± 1.56 2.56 ± 2.14 < 0.0001
Mean computer use time on weekends (S.D.) 2.59 ± 2.72 4.97 ± 3.79 < 0.0001
Mean smartphone using time during weekdays (hours per day) (S.D.) 3.51 ± 3.43 4.27 ± 3.42 0.015
Mean smartphone use time on weekends (S.D.) 4.58 ± 4.13 5.53 ± 4.47 0.014
Total sleep duration on weekdays 7:10 ± 1:39 6:48 ± 1:32 0.006
Total sleep duration on weekends 9:17 ± 2:08 9:11 ± 2:10 0.572
Mean bedtime on weekdays 23:49 ± 1:26 24:08 ± 1:05 0.004
Mean bedtime on weekends 24:16 ± 1:31 24:52 ± 1:35 < 0.0001
Mean wake up time on weekdays 6:59 ± 1:02 6:58 ± 0:56 0.757
Mean wake up time on weekends 9:42 ± 1:44 10:12 ± 1:58 0.001
Insomnia severity index total 8.96 ± 4.14 10.43 ± 4.31 < 0.0001
Epworth sleepiness scale total 6.30 ± 3.96 7.69 ± 4.52 < 0.0001
School sleep habit survey: Sleep-wake behavior scale total 11.92 ± 6.67 14.00 ± 8.26 .001
School sleep habit survey: morningness-eveningness (M-E scale) scale total 25.89 ± 3.68 25.11 ± 3.58 0.021
Ratio of evening type by M-E scale 152 (24.76%) 46 (32.26%) 0.179
Ratio of morning type by M-E scale 157 (25.57%) 23 (15.13%) 0.007
Children’s depression inventory total 14.70 ± 7.60 18.70 ± 8.64 0.001

PIU problematic Internet use, M-E morningness-eveningness