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Table 2 Association between MP use time and inattention (n = 7102)

From: Association between mobile phone use and inattention in 7102 Chinese adolescents: a population-based cross-sectional study

 

n (%)

P^

OR (95% CI)

Adjusted OR (95% CI)#

MP ownership

 

0.000

  

No (ref)

541 (38.21)

 

1.00

1.00

Yes

4414 (79.29)

 

5.73 (5.05-6.50)

2.92 (2.51-3.39)**

MP use years

 

0.095

  

0-2 years (ref)

1568 (76.34)

 

1.00

1.00

3-4 years

1444 (79.04)

 

1.16 (0.99-1.35)

1.07 (0.88-1.31)

> 4 years

1132 (78.61)

 

1.14 (0.97-1.34)

1.05 (0.85-1.30)

Minutes on call

 

0.000

  

0-2 years

    

0-1 min/day (ref)

344 (81.32)

 

1.00

1.00

1-6 min/day

594 (79.41)

 

0.87 (0.64-1.18)

1.15 (0.82-1.60)

> 6 min/day

410 (76.64)

 

0.76 (0.55-1.06)

1.16 (0.81-1.65)

3-4 years

    

0-1 min/day

327 (82.78)

 

1.05 (0.73-1.51)

1.06 (0.72-1.57)

1-6 min/day

495 (82.14)

 

1.07 (0.77-1.49)

1.18 (0.83-1.68)

> 6 min/day

398 (80.08)

 

0.95 (0.68-1.34)

1.31 (0.90-1.91)

>4 years

    

0-1 min/day

261 (79.33)

 

0.86 (0.60-1.25)

0.92 (0.62-1.37)

1-6 min/day

378 (83.44)

 

1.23 (0.86-1.76)

1.46 (0.99-2.17)

> 6 min/day

338 (78.42)

 

0.81 (0.58-1.14)

1.12 (0.77-1.64)

Time of entertainment

 

0.000

  

0-2 years

    

0-20 min/day (ref)

548 (79.42)

 

1.00

1.00

21-60 min/day

459 (79.69)

 

1.03 (0.78-1.36)

1.45 (1.06-1.97)*

> 60 min/day

317 (78.66)

 

0.98 (0.72-1.32)

1.82 (1.28-2.59)**

3-4 years

    

0-20 min/day

410 (82.66)

 

1.22 (0.90-1.64)

1.11 (0.80-1. 53)

21-60 min/day

440 (82.09)

 

1.18 (0.88-1.58)

1.33 (0.97-1.83)

> 60 min/day

353 (80.78)

 

1.19 (0.87-1.62)

1.80 (1.27-2.56)**

>4 years

    

0-20 min/day

334 (76.78)

 

0.98 (0.72-1.32)

0.99 (0.71-1.38)

21-60 min/day

325 (82.70)

 

1.28 (0.92-1.78)

1.39 (0.97-1.98)

> 60 min/day

294 (80.55)

 

1.11 (0.80-1.53)

1.87 (1.28-2.73)*

  1. P^obtained through χ 2 test.
  2. #Adjusted for sex, age, Urban/Rural residence and whether living close to mobile base stations.
  3. *P < 0.05. **P < 0.001.
  4. OR: odds ratio, 95% CI: 95% confidence interval.