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. 2021 Oct 22;30(Suppl 1):S189–S194. doi: 10.4103/0972-6748.328813

Table 1.

Comparison of age, age of acquiring phone, and age of using smartphone in boys and girls

Variables Mean SD t df P
Age
 Boys 20.021 1.973 0.576 497 0.565 (NS)
 Girls 19.919 1.889
Age of the first phone
 Boys 13.742 2.126 −2.859 497 0.004 (S)
 Girls 14.313 2.195
Age of first smartphone
 Boys 15.78 1.408 −1.035 497 0.301 (NS)
 Girls 16.233 5.943

NS – Not significant; S – Significant; SD – Standard deviation