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Table 2 Scores of smart phone addiction and beck depression scales across sample characteristics

From: The relationship between addiction to smartphone usage and depression among adults: a cross sectional study

 

Smart phone addiction (0–100)

Beck depression (1–60)

%mean score ± SD

Mean score ± SD

50.2 ± 20.25

13.6 ± 10.0

Gender

 Male

50.9 ± 22.2

13.3 ± 10.5

 Female

49.9 ± 19.2

13.8 ± 9.8

 

t = 0.672, P = 0.502

t = − 0.806, P = 0.420

Age

 Young (18–35)

51.3 ± 20.5

14.2 ± 10.2

 Middle (36–54)

48.9 ± 19.6

12.9 ± 9.5

 Old (≥55)

40.2 ± 18.6

8.4 ± 8.96

 

F = 4.301, df = 2, P = 0.014*

F = 5.167, df = 2, P = 0.006*

Educational level

  

 School

51.4 ± 20.9

15.7 ± 11.3

 University

49.9 ± 20.1

13.2 ± 9.6

 

t = 0.724, P = 0.395

t = 8.786, P = 0.003*

Income

 Less than $1300

50.2 ± 20.6

14.6 ± 10.2

 Between $1300 & $3700

50.96 ± 19.8

13.4 ± 9.9

 More than $3700

49.1 ± 20.3

12.1 ± 9.5

 

F = 0.522, df = 2, P = 0.594

F = 4.221, df = 2, P = 0.015*

  1. t = Student’s t-test; F = one-way ANOVA
  2. Abbreviations: ANOVA analysis of variance, SD standard deviation, df degree of freedom
  3. P-value = statistically significant at < 0.05, % = percentage