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. 2022 Aug 12;22:550. doi: 10.1186/s12888-022-04186-6

Table 2.

Demographic characteristic of participants in the study

Variables Number Percent
Gender Male 170 38.0
Female 277 62.0
Marital status Married 97 21.7
Single 350 78.3
Residence status Dormitory 242 54.1
Non-dormitory 46 10.3
Native 159 35.6
Educational status Bachelor's degree 254 54.8
Master's degree 70 15.7
PhD 31 6.9
MD 95 21.3
Time spent on smartphones (daily) 2 h 80 17.9
4 h 95 21.3
6 h 153 34.2
8 h 83 18.6
10 h 27 6.0
12 h 9 2.0
Purpose of smartphone use Academic purpose 286 64.0
non-academic purpose 161 36.0
Type of applications used Telegram 95 21.3
Instagram 232 51.9
WhatsApp 74 16.6
Others 46 10.3
Text message rates (daily)  < 40 276 61.7
 ≥ 40 171 38.3