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Table 1 Characteristics of participants according to smartphones use

From: The association between the diversity of online activities on smartphones and cognitive function among middle-aged and elderly Chinese adults

Characteristics

Total Sample

(N = 13,347, %)

Smartphone use

P value

No (N = 11,204, %)

Yes (N = 2143, %)

Global cognition (mean ± SD)

12.6 ± 3.3

12.2 ± 3.2

14.9 ± 2.4

< 0.001

Mental status (mean ± SD)

8.3 ± 1.9

8.1 ± 1.9

9.4 ± 1.5

< 0.001

Episodic memory (mean ± SD)

4.3 ± 1.9

4.1 ± 1.9

5.5 ± 1.5

< 0.001

Female

6759 (50.6)

5784 (51.6)

975 (45.5)

< 0.001

The elderly individuals

7358 (55.1)

6715 (59.9)

643 (30)

< 0.001

Rural area

9554 (71.6)

8587 (76.6)

967 (45.1)

< 0.001

High education level

2006 (15)

1158 (10.3)

848 (39.6)

< 0.001

Married

10,878 (81.5)

9079 (81)

1799 (83.9)

0.001

Smoking status

   

0.485

Never

7670 (57.5)

6449 (57.6)

1221 (57)

 

Former

1979 (14.8)

1672 (14.9)

307 (14.3)

 

Current

3698 (27.7)

3083 (27.5)

615 (28.7)

 

Drinking status

   

< 0.001

Never

8487 (63.6)

7434 (66.4)

1053 (49.1)

 

occasionally

1102 (8.3)

778 (6.9)

324 (15.1)

 

everyday

3758 (28.2)

2992 (26.7)

766 (35.7)

 

Sleep time (h)

   

< 0.001

6–8

7835 (58.7)

6373 (56.9)

1462 (68.2)

 

<6

4465 (33.5)

3874 (34.6)

591 (27.6)

 

>8

1047 (7.8)

957 (8.5)

90 (4.2)

 

Number of chronic diseases

   

< 0.001

0

2753 (20.6)

2177 (19.4)

576 (26.9)

 

1

3176 (23.8)

2617 (23.4)

559 (26.1)

 

2

2696 (20.2)

2305 (20.6)

391 (18.2)

 

 3

4722 (35.4)

4105 (36.6)

617 (28.8)

 

Self-rated Health

   

< 0.001

Good

3406 (25.5)

2610 (23.3)

796 (37.1)

 

Fair

6699 (50.2)

5609 (50.1)

1090 (50.9)

 

Poor

3242 (24.3)

2985 (26.6)

257 (12)