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Table 2 Association between weight status a (dependent variable) and high smartphone use (independent variables), respectively, among a sample of youth in Canada

From: Is excessive smartphone use associated with weight status and self-rated health among youth? A smart platform study

 

Weekly Smartphone Use b

Weekend Day Smartphone Use c

Weekday Smartphone Use c

 

OR

95% CI

p -value

OR

95% CI

p -value

OR

95% CI

p -value

 

Model 1

Model 2

Model 3

Internet use

1.00

(0.62–1.58)

0.965

0.62*

(0.39–0.98)

0.043

0.91

(0.57–1.45)

0.702

Gaming use

2.46*

(1.19–5.13)

0.016

2.02*

(1.00–4.04)

0.047

2.50*

(1.17–5.32)

0.018

Texting use

1.13

(0.59–2.15)

0.708

1.00

(0.57–1.75)

0.995

1.27

(0.66–2.42)

0.471

 

Model 4

Model 5

Model 6

Total smartphone use

0.74

(0.47–1.17)

0.198

0.65

(0.40–1.04)

0.073

0.87

(0.56–1.34)

0.530

  1. All models controlled for grade, ethnicity, school, and gender
  2. aOverweight and obese vs. healthy weight status
  3. bConsisted of the sum of 5 weekend and 2 weekday smartphone use. Smartphone use of over 14 h versus less than 14 h (Ref.)
  4. cSmartphone use over 2 h versus less than 2 h (Ref.)
  5. * p <0.05, ** p <0.01, *** p< 0.001
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