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Table 3 Rates of Psychiatric Diagnosis with Internet Use (Parent-Report)

From: Problematic internet use in children and adolescents: associations with psychiatric disorders and impairment

Diagnosis

OR (95% CI)

p

aORa (95% CI)

p

aORb (95% CI)

p

ASD

2.25 (1.42–3.55)

<.001

2.28 (1.38–3.76)

<.001

2.24 (1.34–3.73)

<.001

Anxiety

1.19 (0.83–1.71)

0.34

1.13 (0.75–1.68)

0.56

1.18 (0.73–1.89)

0.50

Depression

3.16 (1.77–5.72)

<.001

2.34 (1.24–4.48)

0.01

2.56 (1.31–5.05)

0.01

ADHD-C

1.22 (0.83–1.78)

0.30

1.53 (1.00–2.33)

0.05

1.55 (0.95–2.52)

0.08

ADHD-I

1.40 (0.97–2.02)

0.07

1.18 (0.79–1.75)

0.43

1.41 (0.89–2.24)

0.14

Social Anxiety

1.00 (0.57–1.72)

0.99

0.69 (0.37–1.25)

0.23

0.51 (0.24–1.07)

0.08

  1. aAdjusted for sex, age, SES, collection site, and single caregiver; bAdjusted for sex, age, SES, collection site, single caregiver and all diagnoses
  2. Prevalence rates and adjusted odds ratios (95% CI) for associations between DSM-5 disorders (lifetime prevalence) and Problematic Internet Use (PIU) determined by a parent-report score above or below a cut-off score of 40 on the Internet Addiction Test