Table 2. Smartphone usage of the participants.
| Characteristics | Mean (SD)/Frequency (%) |
|---|---|
| Smart phone and other gadget usage (years) | |
| Smart phone | 9.58 (±2.66) |
| Tablet | 3.97 (±3.84) |
| Laptop | 6.95 (±4.74) |
| Daily smartphone use | |
| About an hour | 2 (0.6%) |
| 1–3 h | 22 (7%) |
| 3–5 h | 51 (16.3%) |
| 5–7 h | 75 (24%) |
| 7 h or more | 163 (52.1%) |
| Purpose of smart phone use | |
| Study | |
| Less than an hour | 119 (38%) |
| 1–2 h | 53 (16.9%) |
| 2–3 h | 42 (13.4%) |
| 3–4 h | 38 (12.1%) |
| 4 h or more | 61 (19.5%) |
| Social media | |
| Less than an hour | 16 (5.1%) |
| 1–2 h | 36 (11.5%) |
| 2–3 h | 45 (14.4%) |
| 3–4 h | 76 (24.3%) |
| 4 h or more | 140 (44.7%) |
| Playing games | |
| Less than an hour | 209 (66.7%) |
| 1–2 h | 36 (11.5%) |
| 2–3 h | 18 (5.8%) |
| 3–4 h | 18 (5.8%) |
| 4 h or more | 32 (10.2%) |
| Holding the Smart phone | |
| Right hand | 172 (55%) |
| Left hand | 19 (6.1%) |
| Both hands | 118 (37.7%) |
| Use of cradle, stand, table or other rest | 4 (1.3%) |
| Self-report of Text neck posture | |
| Yes | 196 (62.6%) |
| No | 117 (37.4%) |
| Smart phone addiction | |
| Overuse | 173 (55.3%) |
| Non-overuse | 140 (44.7%) |
Note:
SD, Standard deviation.