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. 2021 Oct 14;13(10):e18787. doi: 10.7759/cureus.18787

Table 3. Factors associated with high SCQ scores.

SCQ: Social Communication Questionnaire

  SCQ score
Predictors Estimates CI p
(Intercept) 11.44 9.21–13.67 <0.001
Sex: Female Reference    
Sex: Male 1.37 0.23–2.51 0.019
Caregivers’ Marital status: Married Reference    
Marital status: Separated -1.90 -4.22 to 0.42 0.108
Marital status: Widowed 4.64 0.58–8.69 0.025
Electronic device usually used: Mobile Reference    
Electronic device usually used: Other -0.01 -2.46 to 2.43 0.992
Electronic device usually used: Tablet/iPad 0.06 -1.38 to 1.49 0.940
Electronic device usually used: Television -0.25 -1.84 to 1.33 0.756
Child has a personal device: No Reference    
Child has a personal device: Shares with the family 0.76 -0.87 to 2.38 0.360
Child has a personal device: Yes 0.59 -0.82 to 2.01 0.410
Age: Four years Reference    
Age: Five years -0.92 -2.37 to 0.54 0.217
Age: Six years -0.76 -2.13 to 0.62 0.278
Caregivers’ Education: Bachelor’s degree Reference    
Education: High school or less -0.29 -1.94 to 1.35 0.725
Education: Post-graduate degree -1.27 -2.67 to 0.13 0.075
Daily time spent on the device: <3 h      
Daily time spent on device: ≥3 h 1.30 0.14–2.45 0.028