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 | |
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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.