Table 3. Logistic Regression Models for Association Between Social Media Use at Initial Survey and Clinically Significant Increase in PHQ-9.
Platform | Full cohort, OR (95% CI)a | P value for interaction with age | OR (95% CI) | |
---|---|---|---|---|
≥35 y | <35 y | |||
1.42 (1.10-1.81) | .04 | 1.12 (0.85-1.48) | 2.60 (1.46-4.62) | |
1.18 (0.95-1.46) | .17 | NA | NA | |
1.03 (0.80-1.33) | .08 | NA | NA | |
0.94 (0.76-1.16) | .20 | NA | NA | |
TikTok | 1.39 (1.03-1.87) | .01 | 1.67 (1.14-2.45) | 1.36 (0.86-2.16) |
1.05 (0.84-1.31) | .08 | NA | NA | |
Snapchat | 1.53 (1.19-1.96) | <.001 | 1.96 (1.44-2.65) | 1.17 (0.78-1.77) |
YouTube | 1.16 (0.93-1.44) | <.001 | 1.31 (1.03-1.67) | 0.68 (0.41-1.11) |
Abbreviations: NA, not applicable; OR, odds ratio; PHQ-9, 9-item Patient Health Questionnaire.
Cohort includes all participants with PHQ-9 scores less than 5 at first survey who responded to a subsequent survey. Age-stratified analysis was completed only if age-by-platform interaction was nominally significant.