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. 2020 Jul 3;39:e2019270. doi: 10.1590/1984-0462/2021/39/2019270

Table 1. Prevalence (%) and Odds Ratio of internet dependence according to demographic, social and family variables and body mass index in high school adolescents, Rio Branco, Acre, Brazil.

n* % OR p-value
Sex
Male 650 6.9 1
Female 737 13.9 2.18 <0.001
Age
14-15 years 616 11.2 1
16-18 years 771 10.2 0.90 0.567
Only child
No 1,199 10.5 1
Yes 169 11.2 1.07 0.772
True friends
6 or more friends 411 8.5 1
1 to 5 friends 781 11.9 1.45 0.073
No Friends 77 12.9 1.60 0.217
Another teenager at home
Yes 844 10.0 1
No 515 11.4 1.15 0.421
BMI
Eutrophic 1,046 10.5 1
Overweight 304 11.5 1.10 0.621

*The total n does not add up to 1,387 for all variables because some questions did not have answers.

OR: Odds Ratio; BMI: body mass index.