Table 2.
Smartphone addiction according to social characteristics and self-reported addiction
| Characteristics | Smartphone addiction, N=395 (%) | P* | OR* (95% CI*) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Present | Absent | ||||
| Batch | 2018-19 | 22 (27.8) | 57 (25.7) | <0.001 | 1 |
| 2017-18 | 39 (46.4) | 45 (53.6) | 2.24 (1.17-4.31) | ||
| 2016-17 | 40 (47.6) | 44 (52.4) | 2.35 (1.23-4.52) | ||
| 2015-16 | 54 (61.4) | 34 (38.6) | 4.11 (2.14-7.90) | ||
| 2014-15 | 18 (30.0) | 42 (70.0) | 1.11 (0.53-2.33) | ||
| Gender | Female | 97 (40.2) | 144 (59.8) | 0.076 | 1 |
| Male | 76 (49.4) | 78 (50.6) | 1.45 (0.96-2.17) | ||
| Age (years) | 17-20 | 61 (37.4) | 102 (62.6) | 0.043 | 1 |
| 21-24 | 108 (49.3) | 111 (50.7) | 1.63 (1.08-2.46) | ||
| 25-28 | 4 (30.8) | 9 (69.2) | 0.74 (0.22-2.52) | ||
| Self-reported addiction | Not addicted | 57 (24.9) | 172 (75.1) | <0.001 | 1 |
| Addicted | 116 (69.9) | 50 (30.1) | 7.00 (4.48-10.94) | ||
*P<0.05. CI: Confidence interval; OR: Odds ratio