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Table 1 Characteristics of Study Population (N = 1264)

From: Associations of personality traits with internet addiction in Chinese medical students: the mediating role of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder symptoms

Variables

No

%

IAT (Mean ± SD)

P

Gender

 Male

520

41.1%

30.55 ± 15.57

0.232

 Female

744

58.9%

29.54 ± 13.66

Age group

 17–19

610

48.9%

28.75 ± 13.69

0.004

 20–26

654

51.7%

31.07 ± 15.10

Academic year

 1st year

395

31.3%

27.46 ± 13.35

< 0.001

 2nd year

329

26.0%

30.42 ± 14.50

 3rd year

263

20.8%

30.76 ± 15.07

 4th year

277

21.9%

32.18 ± 14.99

Hometown

 Urban area

643

50.9%

30.75 ± 15.39

0.046

 Non-urban area

621

49.1%

29.13 ± 13.44

  1. IAT Internet Addiction Test