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Table 1 Characteristics of the study population

From: Smartphone addiction may be associated with adolescent hypertension: a cross-sectional study among junior school students in China

 

Total (N = 2639)

Female (n = 1218)

Male (n = 1421)

P value

Age (years)

13.18 ± 0.93

13.12 ± 0.90

13.22 ± 0.95

0.005

Grade

   

0.769

 Grade 7

1005 (38.1)

472 (38.8)

533 (37.5)

 

 Grade 8

727 (27.5)

335 (27.5)

392 (27.6)

 

 Grade 9

907 (34.4)

411 (33.7)

496 (34.9)

 

Height, cm

164.52 ± 8.51

161.25 ± 6.39

167.32 ± 9.08

< 0.001

Weight, kg

55.32 ± 11.64

52.01 ± 9.31

58.16 ± 12.65

< 0.001

BMI, kg/m2

20.35 ± 3.48

19.96 ± 3.15

20.68 ± 3.70

< 0.001

SBP, mmHg

108.08 ± 12.41

104.71 ± 11.08

110.97 ± 12.75

< 0.001

DBP, mmHg

65.64 ± 8.35

65.45 ± 8.04

65.80 ± 8.60

0.277

Sleep quality

   

0.487

 Good

2121 (80.4)

986 (81.0)

1135 (79.9)

 

 Pool

518 (19.6)

232 (19.0)

286 (20.1)

 

Smartphone addiction

   

0.586

 Negative

2037 (77.2)

946 (77.7)

1091 (76.8)

 

 Positive

602 (22.8)

272 (22.3)

330 (23.2)

 
  1. Values are presented as mean ± SD or number (percentage) when appropriate