Table 1 Demographic and clinical characteristics of the IGA and the control subjects
|  | IGA group (n = 17) | Control group (n = 17) | p value |
|---|---|---|---|
(Mean ± SD) | (Mean ± SD) |  | |
Age (years) | 16.41 ± 3.20 | 16.29 ± 2.95 | 0.912 |
Gender (M/F) | 14/3 | 14/3 | 1.000 |
Education (yeas) | 8.82 ± 3.09 | 9.53 ± 3.43 | 0.533 |
Time for internet use per week (hours) | 27.29 ± 14.59 | 10.59 ± 11.71 | 0.001 |
Chen Internet Addiction Scale (CIAS) | 65.82 ± 3.25 | 42.88 ± 9.68 | <0.001 |
Self-Rating Anxiety Scale (SAS) | 45.12 ± 7.41 | 43.22 ± 6.31 | 0.35 |
Self-rating depression scale (SDS) | 50.76 ± 7.93 | 48.09 ± 5.89 | 0.34 |
BarrattImpulsivenessScale-11 (BIS-11) | 62.71 ± 4.37 | 53.24 ± 5.36 | <0.001 |