Table 6. The relationship between smartphone addiction and smartphone use characteristics of students

Variables Smartphone addiction p-value PR (CI 95%)
Yes No
Smartphone usage time (year)1) 7.5±2.6 7.2±2.5 0.140 1.02 (0.99–1.05)
Purpose of use
 Social netwwork
  No 14 (43.7) 18 (56.3) 1
  Yes 326 (47.5) 360 (52.5) 0.676 1.09 (0.73–1.62)
 Study
  No 23 (56.1) 18 (43.9) 1
  Yes 317 (46.8) 360 (53.2) 0.248 0.83 (0.63–1.11)
 Entertainment
  No 25 (53.2) 22 (46.8) 1
  Yes 315 (46.9) 356 (53.1) 0.407 0.88 (0.67–1.17)
 Basic calling, texting
  No 37 (48.1) 40 (51.9) 1
  Yes 303 (47.3) 338 (52.8) 0.897 0.98 (0.77–1.26)
Average smartphone usage in a day (hr)
 <5 hr 52 (33.3) 104 (66.7) <0.001 1
 ≥5 hr 288 (51.3) 274 (48.7) 1.54 (1.21–1.95)
Use smartphone after waking up
 No 2 (40.0) 3 (60.0) 0.550 1
 Yes 338 (47.4) 375 (52.6) 1.18 (0.40–3.48)
Average use time after waking up
 ≤30 min 259 (48.3) 277 (51.7) 0.090 1
 >30 min 37 (59.7) 25 (40.3) 1.24 (0.99–1.54)
Use smartphone before sleeping
 No 10 (25.6) 29 (74.4) 0.005 1
 Yes 329 (48.5) 349 (51.5) 1.89 (1.10–3.25)
Average time used before sleeping
 ≤30 min 127 (40.2) 189 (59.8) <0.001 1
 >30 min 203 (56.1) 159 (43.9) 1.40 (1.19–1.64)
Mean±SD.
PR, prevalence ratio; CI, confidence interval.