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. 2021 Nov 5;16(11):e0259594. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0259594

Table 1. Participants’ characteristics with comparisons of IAT and PSQI (N = 2749).

n (%) IAT PSQI
Mean (SD) 95% CI Cohen’s d Mean (SD) 95% CI Cohen’s d
Age
Adolescent (15–20) 1065 (38.7) 40.46 (17.78) -0.18, -0.04 0.07 6.47 (3.14) -0.18, -0.67 0.13
Adult (21–44) 1684 (61.3) 39.15 (17.86) 6.89 (3.18)
Gender
Male 991 (36.0) 40.98 (17.48) 3.47, 0.69 0.11 6.61 (3.15) 0.06, 0.69 0.05
Female 1758 (64.0) 38.90 (17.99) 6.79 (3.17)
Residence
Rural 438 (15.9) 38.10 (18.79) -0.01, -3.65 0.10 6.21 (3.45) -0.26, -0.96 0.18
Urban 2311 (84.1) 39.94 (17.64) 6.82 (3.10)
Family system
Joint family 812 (29.6) 41.19 (18.62) 3.65, 0.73 0.12 6.99 (3.36) 0.64, 0.11 0.11
Nuclear family 1936 (70.4) 39.00 (17.46) 6.62 (3.07)
University sector
Public 1678 (61.0) 38.19 (17.85) -2.38, -5.11 0.21 6.52 (3.13) -0.29, -0.77 0.17
Private 1071 (39.0) 41.94 (17.58) 7.06 (3.19)
Year of MBBS
Junior 2035 (74.0) 40.66 (17.83) 5.40, 2.37 0.21 6.65 (3.19) -0.01, -0.55 0.09
Senior 714 (26.0) 36.77 (17.56) 6.94 (3.07)
Smoking history
Yes 272 (9.9) 42.62 (16.86) 5.52, 1.06 0.18 7.61 (3.37) 1.37, 0.58 0.30
No 2477 (90.1) 39.32 (17.91) 6.63 (3.13)
Health status
Poor 1048 (38.1) 44.24 (17.08) 8.76, 6.07 0.42 7.63 (3.17) 1.69, 1.21 0.47
Good 1701 (61.9) 36.82 (17.71) 6.17 (3.03)
COVID-19 symptoms
Yes 125 (4.5) 42.94 (17.34) 6.64, 0.24 0.19 8.08 (3.33) 1.97, 0.84 0.43
No 2621 (95.5) 39.49 (17.85) 6.66 (3.14)
COVID-19 diagnosis
Yes 189 (6.9) 41.77 (15.74) 6.33, -1.98 0.12 7.94 (3.63) 2.06, 0.42 0.36
No 2690 (93.1) 39.60 (17.88) 6.70 (3.15)
Live with COVID-19 infected individual
Yes 189 (6.9) 43.59 (16.14) 6.64, 1.81 0.24 8.04 (3.16) 1.87, 0.94 0.44
No 2560 (93.1) 39.36 (17.92) 6.63 (3.14)
Follow COVID-19 instructions
Yes 2398 (87.2) 39.46 (17.69) 0.53, -3.45 0.08 6.70 (3.12) 0.16, -0.60 0.06
No 351 (12.8) 40.92 (18.78) 6.92 (3.48)

Note: IAT = Internet Addiction Test; PSQI = Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index.