Relationship between smartphone usage, time, overdependence on smartphone, and symptoms of oral disease
| Variable | Oral disease symptoms | p | |
|---|---|---|---|
| OR | 95% CI | ||
| Smartphone use (Weekday) | 1.777 | 1.011-1.372 | 0.036 |
| Smartphone use (Weekend) | 2.777 | 0.984-1.351 | 0.079 |
| Daily hours of using smartphone (weekday) | |||
| No use | 0.941 | 0.873-1.015 | 0.116 |
| <2 hours | 0.911 | 0.874-0.950 | <0.001 |
| Daily hours of using smartphone (weekend) | |||
| No use | 0.865 | 0.783-0.954 | 0.004 |
| <2 hours | 0.880 | 0.834-0.928 | <0.001 |
| Smartphone dependence | 2.194 | 2.108-2.284 | <0.001 |
CI: confidence interval, OR: odds ratio. Data analysis using logistic regression. *p<0.05, **p<0.01, ***p<0.001.
