Table 3.

Relationship Between the Internet Addiction Test (IAT) Score and Epworth Sleepiness Score (ESS) and Academic Score/ Grade Point Average (GPA) among Egyptian and Saudi Students.

	Internet Addiction Test (IAT) score
	Egyptian students						P a	Saudi students						P a
	Average online user (N = 198)		Occasional or frequent problems (N = 263)		Significant problems (N = 53)			Average online user (N = 86)		Occasional or frequent problems (N = 59)		Significant problems (N = 108)
	No	%	No	%	No	%		No	%	No	%	No	%
Epworth Sleepiness Score (ESS)
Higher normal daytime sleepiness	4	2.02	4	1.52	2	3.77	0.002	1	1.16	0	0	0	0	<0.001
Mild excessive daytime sleepiness	17	8.59	13	4.94	3	5.66		0	0	0	0	0	0
Moderate excessive daytime sleepiness	67	33.84	50	19.01	11	20.75		78	90.70	2	3.39	28	25.93
Severe excessive daytime sleepiness	110	55.56	196	74.52	37	69.81		7	8.14	57	96.61	80	74.07
Academic score (GPA)
Failed	24	12.12	30	11.41	11	20.75	0.002	0	0	0	0	0	0	<0.001
Acceptable	14	7.07	5	1.90	0	0.00		29	33.72	3	5.08	4	3.70
Good	48	24.24	67	25.48	14	26.42		10	11.63	22	37.29	59	54.63
Very good	90	45.45	147	55.89	25	47.17		39	45.35	33	55.93	43	39.81
Excellent	22	11.11	14	5.32	3	5.66		8	9.30	1	1.69	2	1.85

IAT by (Young, 1998); ESS by (Johns, 1991); P: Probability.

^a Obtained using the Fisher Exact Test.