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. 2022 Feb 11;21:5. doi: 10.1186/s12991-022-00384-4

Table 3.

Correlations between PIU scores (continuous variable) and other investigated variables

PIU Age Leisure time BMI EAT BDI IZZ
PIU Spearman Correlation 1 −0.071 0.182a −0.094b 0.133a 0.325a −0.147a
Significance (bilateral) 0.104 0.000 0.03 0.002 0.000 0.001
N 538 529 534 538 538 538 538
Age Spearman Correlation −0.071a 1 0.100 0.085 −0.054 −0.065 0.074
Significance (bilateral) 0.104 0.022 0.052 0.216 0.133 0.088
N 529 529 525 529 529 529 529
Leisure time Spearman Correlation 0.182a 0.100b 1 0.023 −0.047 0.125b 0.169a
Significance (bilateral) 0.000 0.022 0.602 0.283 0.004 0.000
N 534 525 534 534 534 534 534
BMI Spearman Correlation 0.094b 0.085 0.023 1 0.085b 0.001 −0.017
significance (bilateral) 0.03 0.052 0.602 0.049 0.988 0.694
N 538 529 534 538 538 538 538
EAT-26 Spearman Correlation 0.133a –0.054 −0.047 0.085 1 0.376a −0.031
significance (bilateral) 0.002 0.216 0.283 0.049 0.000 0.473
N 538 529 534 538 538 538 538
BDI Spearman Correlation 0.325a –0.065 0.125b 0.001 0.376a 1 0.441a
significance (bilateral) 0.000 0.133 0.004 0.988 0.000 0.000
N 538 529 534 538 538 538 538
IZZ Spearman Correlation 0.147a 0.074 0.169b 0.017 −0.031 0.441a 1
significance (bilateral) 0.001 0.088 0.000 0.694 0.473 0.000
N 538 529 534 538 538 538 538

aCorrelation is significant at 0.01 (bilateral)

bCorrelation is significant at 0.05 (bilateral)

PIU Problematic Internet Use scored, BMI Body Mass Index score, EAT-26 Eating Attitudes Test score, BDI Beck Depression Inventory score, IZZ Health-Related Behavior Inventory score