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. 2022 Nov 2;14(11):e31036. doi: 10.7759/cureus.31036

Table 5. Logistic regression results on the effect of positively correlated values on a new aspect of appearance that participants found to be disliked due to the use of video calls.

*Statistically significant.

aThe outcome for this variable was not possible to calculate by the model.

Variable   N Odds ratio (CI) p value
Skin color type (Fitzpatrick scale) Type I 77 Reference
Type II 285 0.463 (0.135–1.588) 0.221
Type III 136 0.324 (0.108–0.973) 0.045*
Type IV 27 0.336 (0.109–1.035) 0.057
Type V 6 1.021 (0.169–6.171) 0.982
Type VIa  
Time spent on video calls (duration of average daily time spent on video calls) Not on a daily basis 103 Reference
<30 minutes 168 3.262 (1.63–6.527) 0.001*
30-59 minutes 89 6.242 (1.98–19.677) 0.002*
1-2 hours 48 2.412 (0.866–6.721) 0.092
>2 hours 24 6.79 (0.818–56.345) 0.076
Most of my focus “visually” during the video calls goes to Both my face and other’s face 177 Reference
My own face/body only 83 15.737 (2.077–119.229) 0.008
The other’s face/body only 82 1.377 (0.59–3.212) 0.459
Other on-screen activities 49 2.377 (0.656–8.615) 0.188
Unsure 41 0.583 (0.258–1.316) 0.194