Table 4.
Association of health variables with Internet use.
| Using the internet “a lot”–% (N)a | Univariate model | Multivariate model | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OR | 95% CI | Adj. OR | 95% CI | ||
| Physical health | |||||
| Decline | 45.3 (53) | 1.55 | 0.99–2.44 | 1.39 | 0.84–2.30 |
| No decline | 34.8 (81) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Mental health | |||||
| Decline | 46.9 (69) | 1.97* | 1.27–3.04 | 1.92* | 1.15–3.19 |
| No decline | 31.1 (64) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Wellbeing (Mean, SD) | 22.23 (8.46) | 0.98 | 0.96–1.01 | 1.01 | 0.98–1.04 |
a
Percentages are row percentages.
*
p < 0.05,
**
p < 0.001.
Outcome variables is “using the Internet a lot” vs. “Just a little or not at all”.