Electronic Media Use and Sleep Disorders among Adolescents during the COVID-19 Pandemic

Table 4

Correlation of the participant’s characteristics and electronic media use with sleep disorders ().

Variables	Sleep disorders		value	OR (CI 95%)
	Yes	No
Age
<16 years old	62 (91.2%)	6 (8.8%)	0.271	1.768
≥16 years old	76 (85.4%)	13 (14.6%)		(0.193–1.398)
Sex
Male	41 (85.4%)	7 (14.6%)	0.527	1.380
Female	97 (89.0%)	12 (11.0%)		(0.507–3.75)
Nutritional status
Overweight and obese	18 (90%)	2 (10%)	1.000	0.784
Normal & undernourished	120 (87.6%)	17 (12.4%)		(0.167-3.683)
Types of electronic media
Tablets
Yes	84 (88.4%)	11 (11.6%)	0.804	1.131
No	54 (87.1%)	8 (12.9%)		(0.428–2.993)
Computers/PCs
Yes	17 (94.4%)	1 (5.6%)	0.699	2.529
No	121 (87.1%)	18 (12.9%)		(0.317–20.176)
Laptops
Yes	103 (86.6%)	16 (13.4%)	0.568	0.552
No	35 (92.1%)	3 (7.9%)		(0.152–2.007)
Smartphones
Yes	130 (89.0%)	16 (11.0%)	0.132	3.047
No	8 (72.7%)	3 (27.3%)		(0.733–12.667)
Televisions
Yes	65 (89.0%)	8 (11.0%)	0.682	1.224
No	73 (86.9%)	11 (13.1%)		(0.464–3.230)
Game consoles
Yes	16 (88.9%)	2 (11.1%)	1.000	1.115
No	122 (87.8%)	17 (12.2%)		(0.235–5.279)
Use of electronic media before sleeping
Yes	124 (88.6%)	16 (11.4%)	0.436	1.661
No	14 (82.4%)	3 (17.6%)		(0.430–6.414)
Duration of use
>10 hours	52 (89.7%)	6 (10.3%)	0.605	1.310
≤10 hours	86 (86.9%)	13 (13.1%)		(0.469–3.658)
Onset of use
>6 years	62 (83.8%)	12 (16.2%)	0.136	0.476
≤6 years	76 (91.6%)	7 (8.4%)		(0.177–1.282)
Content of programs
Educative	77 (89.5%)	9 (10.5%)	0.489	1.403
Noneducative	61 (85.9%)	10 (14.1%)		(0.536–3.667)
Caffeine before sleeping
Yes	41 (89.1%)	5 (10.9%)	0.761	1.184
No	97 (87.4%)	14 (12.6%)		(0.400–3.501)
Noises
Yes	43 (93.5%)	3 (6.5%)	0.168	2.414
No	95 (85.6%)	16 (14.4%)		(0.668–8.723)