Table 1.
Characteristics of medical students who completed the Internet Addiction Test questionnaire at Qassim University, Buraydah, Saudi Arabia (N = 209)
| Characteristic | n (%) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Male (n = 121) | Female (n = 88) | Total | ||
| Age in years | 18–22 | 82 (67.8) | 19 (21.6) | 101 (48.3) |
| 23–26 | 38 (31.4) | 67 (76.1) | 105 (50.2) | |
| >26 | 1 (0.8) | 2 (2.3) | 3 (1.4) | |
| BMI in kg/m2 | <18.5 | 25 (20.7) | 23 (26.1) | 48 (23) |
| 18.5–24.9 | 57 (47.1) | 50 (56.8) | 107 (51.2) | |
| 25–29.9 | 22 (18.2) | 14 (15.9) | 36 (17.2) | |
| ≥30 | 17 (14) | 1 (1.1) | 18 (8.6) | |
| Academic year of university education | First year | 46 (38) | 23 (26.1) | 69 (33) |
| Second year | 30 (24.8) | 38 (43.2) | 68 (32.5) | |
| Third year | 45 (37.2) | 27 (30.7) | 72 (34.4) | |
| Living/ residence status | Alone in college accommodation | 20 (16.5) | 3 (3.4) | 23 (11) |
| With family | 86 (71.1) | 79 (92.9) | 168 (80.4) | |
| Alone off-campus | 13 (10.7) | 3 (3.5) | 16 (7.7) | |
| Other | 2 (1.7) | 0 (0) | 2 (1) | |
BMI = body mass index.